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"Saul? This is Allison Walters. Last name was Jones back when we met. Do you remember me from UM?"
It took a moment for Saul to remember back that far. He'd been nearly 30, so nearly 7 years ago. Then he dredged up her face from memory. "Oh, Allison! Now I remember. You took a couple of the undergraduate biology courses I was TA for back in my grad school days."
Allison warmly confirmed this to be the case. "Yes, I can still remember those horrible finals! I never would have made it without all the tutoring sessions you gave me!"
Saul definitely remembered her now. Allison had been a slender, beautiful coed with unbelievably long legs. He'd had a bit of a crush on her, but then he'd had a crush on half the female population on campus back then. Never much of a ladies man, Saul had spent most of those years admiring from afar, his libido well-stoked and permanently unsatisfied.
"Are you still doing the triathlons?" he inquired. He remembered that despite her lovely features, Allison had an almost boyish body due to a stringent exercise regimen that left her incredibly lean. Saul personally preferred more flesh on a woman's frame, but Allison had always been nice to him and her gorgeous smile in the midst of her tan skin was still memorable."
"No," she sighed. "I blew out my knee a couple years back. Surgery fixed most of it, but the doctors told me I had to give up competitions. The stress of training at that level is just too much if I don't want to risk developing a permanent limp. So I still keep in shape, but nowhere near like I used to. " Allison sighed again, then laughed sadly. "Still, it's not a total loss. Now that I'm no longer training like crazy, I've actually developed a figure. Doctors think I trained so hard for so long that I delayed part of my adolescent development, so now it's all catching up to me. I actually look like a woman right now instead of a really tall 12-year-old."
Saul felt a twitch at the thought of Allison having some modest curves to go with that pretty face. But his libidinous fantasy would have to remain such. She'd changed her name, so that meant.... "So Walters is it?"
"Yes," she replied. "Married Mark about 3 years ago. Regional manager at a plastics manufacturer." She paused. "Sorry, it's just that thinking about him is hard these days. Things between us changed after the accident with my knee. Like I said, I don't look the same since I've put on some weight and...well... Mark just doesn't find me as attractive as he used to." Allison paused again, then mumbled tearily, "I think he might be cheating on me."
Saul didn't know how to react. This woman he barely knew was confiding some very personal details. Fortunately Allison saved him from trying to awkwardly respond. "Sorry, I shouldn't be dumping this on you. It's just hard sometimes, you know? Sorry, just forget I mentioned it. Tell me about yourself. You ever get married?"
Now it was Saul's turn to sigh wistfully. "Yeah, but we're divorced now. Three years. So yeah, I know what it's like when things get tough. It's hard to go through. Definitely hard." Saul didn't go into detail. He hated talking about his marriage. Teresa had definitely been cheating on him, but telling people that always made Saul feel unmanly. He expected they all secretly thought she'd ditched him for some hot young stud. Of course, the reality was something completely different, but no one would believe it if he told the true story.
Fortunately Allison didn't press for more. "Oh, sorry to hear. Guess we're both had some hard times. Still, I heard your business is doing well. Your own genetics lab, right?"
Saul breathed a sigh of relief. His love life was a nonexistent shambles, but he was professionally successful. He smiled as he launched into a brief overview of his lab and its burgeoning performance.
"Congratulations!" Allison responded. "That's actually a bit why I called. I saw the blurb about you in the alumni newsletter last year and then remembered it when this situation came up. It's actually for my friend, Janice.I used to babysit for her when I was in high school and she was still a preteen. Of course, she's all grown up now. We became friends when she moved to the city a while back."
"Anywise, she got married about 2 years ago. Nice guy, well-off, but he's a good 25 years older. Personally I think she was looking for a bit of a father figure after she got out of college, but what do I know? At any rate, things went well at first and she had a fun time with him, but now she's looking for something more."
Allison paused and Saul got the definite sense that she was being very selective about what she was disclosing. "Anywise, Janice wants to have a baby, but that's a problem. First, he's not really into the idea of having a toddler in his sixties, but secondly, he thinks he might be sterile because of a disease he got as a kid. But if Janice used a sperm donor, he'd accuse her of infidelity and divorce her in a heartbeat. Janice signed an ironclad prenup, so she'd get almost nothing if that happened. So she needs to show that the child is his." Allison paused, then said, "So do you think you could help?"
Saul was confused. Allison was hinting at something, but clearly was holding something back. "Well, I could test Janice's husband's sperm to see if he is indeed sterile, but I think they should probably consult a fertility specialist, not me," he offered.
"No, that's not the kind of help she's look for," replied Allison crypticly. She paused, started to speak, then stopped. Finally she said, "Look, this is probably not something to discuss over the phone. How about Janice and I meet you for drinks tomorrow night?"
Saul definitely felt something was off, but his curiosity got the best of him. Besides, it's not like his social calendar had anything else scheduled. He agreed and picked a time and place to meet the following evening.
"Saul? This is Allison Walters. Last name was Jones back when we met. Do you remember me from UM?"
It took a moment for Saul to remember back that far. He'd been nearly 30, so nearly 7 years ago. Then he dredged up her face from memory. "Oh, Allison! Now I remember. You took a couple of the undergraduate biology courses I was TA for back in my grad school days."
Allison warmly confirmed this to be the case. "Yes, I can still remember those horrible finals! I never would have made it without all the tutoring sessions you gave me!"
Saul definitely remembered her now. Allison had been a slender, beautiful coed with unbelievably long legs. He'd had a bit of a crush on her, but then he'd had a crush on half the female population on campus back then. Never much of a ladies man, Saul had spent most of those years admiring from afar, his libido well-stoked and permanently unsatisfied.
"Are you still doing the triathlons?" he inquired. He remembered that despite her lovely features, Allison had an almost boyish body due to a stringent exercise regimen that left her incredibly lean. Saul personally preferred more flesh on a woman's frame, but Allison had always been nice to him and her gorgeous smile in the midst of her tan skin was still memorable."
"No," she sighed. "I blew out my knee a couple years back. Surgery fixed most of it, but the doctors told me I had to give up competitions. The stress of training at that level is just too much if I don't want to risk developing a permanent limp. So I still keep in shape, but nowhere near like I used to. " Allison sighed again, then laughed sadly. "Still, it's not a total loss. Now that I'm no longer training like crazy, I've actually developed a figure. Doctors think I trained so hard for so long that I delayed part of my adolescent development, so now it's all catching up to me. I actually look like a woman right now instead of a really tall 12-year-old."
Saul felt a twitch at the thought of Allison having some modest curves to go with that pretty face. But his libidinous fantasy would have to remain such. She'd changed her name, so that meant.... "So Walters is it?"
"Yes," she replied. "Married Mark about 3 years ago. Regional manager at a plastics manufacturer." She paused. "Sorry, it's just that thinking about him is hard these days. Things between us changed after the accident with my knee. Like I said, I don't look the same since I've put on some weight and...well... Mark just doesn't find me as attractive as he used to." Allison paused again, then mumbled tearily, "I think he might be cheating on me."
Saul didn't know how to react. This woman he barely knew was confiding some very personal details. Fortunately Allison saved him from trying to awkwardly respond. "Sorry, I shouldn't be dumping this on you. It's just hard sometimes, you know? Sorry, just forget I mentioned it. Tell me about yourself. You ever get married?"
Now it was Saul's turn to sigh wistfully. "Yeah, but we're divorced now. Three years. So yeah, I know what it's like when things get tough. It's hard to go through. Definitely hard." Saul didn't go into detail. He hated talking about his marriage. Teresa had definitely been cheating on him, but telling people that always made Saul feel unmanly. He expected they all secretly thought she'd ditched him for some hot young stud. Of course, the reality was something completely different, but no one would believe it if he told the true story.
Fortunately Allison didn't press for more. "Oh, sorry to hear. Guess we're both had some hard times. Still, I heard your business is doing well. Your own genetics lab, right?"
Saul breathed a sigh of relief. His love life was a nonexistent shambles, but he was professionally successful. He smiled as he launched into a brief overview of his lab and its burgeoning performance.
"Congratulations!" Allison responded. "That's actually a bit why I called. I saw the blurb about you in the alumni newsletter last year and then remembered it when this situation came up. It's actually for my friend, Janice.I used to babysit for her when I was in high school and she was still a preteen. Of course, she's all grown up now. We became friends when she moved to the city a while back."
"Anywise, she got married about 2 years ago. Nice guy, well-off, but he's a good 25 years older. Personally I think she was looking for a bit of a father figure after she got out of college, but what do I know? At any rate, things went well at first and she had a fun time with him, but now she's looking for something more."
Allison paused and Saul got the definite sense that she was being very selective about what she was disclosing. "Anywise, Janice wants to have a baby, but that's a problem. First, he's not really into the idea of having a toddler in his sixties, but secondly, he thinks he might be sterile because of a disease he got as a kid. But if Janice used a sperm donor, he'd accuse her of infidelity and divorce her in a heartbeat. Janice signed an ironclad prenup, so she'd get almost nothing if that happened. So she needs to show that the child is his." Allison paused, then said, "So do you think you could help?"
Saul was confused. Allison was hinting at something, but clearly was holding something back. "Well, I could test Janice's husband's sperm to see if he is indeed sterile, but I think they should probably consult a fertility specialist, not me," he offered.
"No, that's not the kind of help she's look for," replied Allison crypticly. She paused, started to speak, then stopped. Finally she said, "Look, this is probably not something to discuss over the phone. How about Janice and I meet you for drinks tomorrow night?"
Saul definitely felt something was off, but his curiosity got the best of him. Besides, it's not like his social calendar had anything else scheduled. He agreed and picked a time and place to meet the following evening.
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