As Many as It takes
The two punches came from nowhere, painful but brief, and I was on the canvas. Eris was looking down at me, gloved hands resting at her sides, as she caught her breath. She was checking to see if I was getting back up. Nodding conclusively, Eris smiled warmly. "Okay, go to sleep!" The match was over and I was floating away from her lovely body and into blackness. I came to seated on the folding chair in my corner. Eris appeared very worried until a smile moved across her face when she saw I was conscious. "You were gone a few minutes!" Eris' voice was sweet and alluring. "Seeing stars?" "No." I answered. "Good. How many fingers?" I said two. "Excellent. This was just our first fight, we can have as many as it takes." That was the truth, as I discovered. Eris claimed to be in love with me or at least at the emotional stage just before it. I needed to push her to the final step. "It wouldn't feel right, you kno