Being pretty much back on my former schedule, at 5:15 AM I was out by the pool doing calisthenics and wing chun forms. It took me a while to figure out that the little girl was in a lounge chair watching me. And a little while after that to remember that I was naked. And so was she. I hopped sideways into the pool.

When I came back up and shook the water out of my hair, I said, "Good morning."

No answer.

"I apologize for... umm... can you maybe hand me that towel?"

"I've seen everything on a man. Are you going to be the one who fucks me...