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Laura is a good person to ask for self-defense lessons. She's careful and thorough and she's going to make sure you know what you need to know.
(It's just that after one of the lessons in question, Meg occasionally has to remind herself in general, and whatever muscle group is sorest today in particular, of that fact.)
She follows Laura back into the bar, still stretching feeling back into her arms.
(It's just that after one of the lessons in question, Meg occasionally has to remind herself in general, and whatever muscle group is sorest today in particular, of that fact.)
She follows Laura back into the bar, still stretching feeling back into her arms.
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She may also look a little uncertain.
"How do you tell?"
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"Well," Meg says, slowly, "if you're on a date with a guy. . . nervous or a little awkward is normal, but you should never be really uncomfortable. He should be nice and kind, and you shouldn't feel pressured into anything you don't want to do or like he's trying to make you feel bad about yourself or your opinions, ever. He shouldn't be a jerk, because you definitely deserve better than that, Laura.
"And, take it from someone who learned this the hard way, you shouldn't have to make excuses for him, in your head, to justify why he's doing something or he's said something, or hasn't done or said something.
"Basically, a guy you're on a date with should treat you with kindness and respect and interest, and if he does, things will probably be okay."
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"And it's okay if you don't know right away, so long as you keep your mind open."
"But yes--basically he should treat you well."
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Beat.
"Like that."
The rest of it?
Who knows. X has no idea.
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"And beyond that . . . you just see where it goes."
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"And I will not forget."
Not any of it.
It is a promise.