<strong>"Lilah is pretty fast.  In general we seem to have a lot of talent on the team."</strong><br/><br/>Speaking of Lilah, Val considered asking her teammate if she sensed tension between Lilah and Izzy, but she decided not to, at least for now.<br/><br/><strong>"I just hope everyone gets along as well as we are getting along, Alicia.  Stripes may be considered a sports bar, but lots of ladies here dress up like you.  If I had curves like yours, I'd overdress all the time!"</strong><br/><br/><em>With curves likes yours, I would love to see what you look like <strong>without</strong> that dress on.</em><br/><br/><strong>"I loved volleyball, too.  I'm pretty sure they only took me on the team because I had an early and intense growth spurt.  I was almost six feet tall in my freshman year, so mostly I did blocking.  I wasn't particularly good at any other aspect of the game.  I'm kind of like that with football, too.  I can't do much with a football, but I'm good at getting in the way of people or getting people out of my way.  I don't handle balls well.  I prefer to handle someone's body, making her do what I want her to do."</strong><br/><br/><em>And making her feel what I want her to feel.</em>Val took another sip of her Scotch as she let the statement sink in.<em>Would this beautiful woman pick up on my double meaning?  And would it be too forward for her?</em><br/><br/><strong>"I would definitely love to play volleyball with you.  Maybe after practice or during a warm-up we can bump together.  I'm sure if we wanted to play competitively bad enough we could find a league of yuppies or something, too.  Do you prefer beach volleyball or court volleyball?"</strong><br/><br/><em>Should I imagine wiping sand off your bottom while you wear a bikini, or giving your butt a celebratory pat while it's in tight spandex shorts that hug your sweet ass?</em><br/><br/>