<i>Is she a dancer? </i>John wondered as he saw the ease with which she moved around the gym floor, probing him for weaknesses. Or maybe a gymnast...she seemed to have some ort of athletic training that went beyond what you'd learn in a standard self defense class.  He ignored her taunt...he'd heard far worse, and wasn't goign to let her goad him into striking first...or trying to. He suspected he wouldn't be able to make contact with her...the wide open gym was a disadvantage on that score...and it would leave him vulnerable to an attack, which was the last thing he wanted. Patience was a virtue, and he was going to exercise it. Besides, just staring at a cute girl constantly was far from the worst thing in the world.<br/><br/>Still, John knew better than to focus exclusively on Courtney. Not that he expected Daisy or Caitlin to attack him from the rear, but there were others in the gym as well who had already demonstrated they couldn't exactly be trusted with their comments about Courtney. Plus John was always open to the possibility that a genuine enemy might attack, though he didn't hear anything to that effect, so he kept most of his attention on the pretty girl he knew was going to attack him...eventually.