!<br > ess than four months before the arrest， Sherry sat looking across th<br > littered dinner table at Jim Clemmons. She tossed her long， curl!<br > light brown hair over her shoulder and sat back further in he<br > padded， semicircular dinner chair. With one ear， she listened to his unin<br > teresting conversation， a polite smile plastered on her face. He s reall2<br > not that good looking， she observed. That s a short-sleeved shirt， but h~<br > rolls up the sleeves anyway to show off his muscles.<br > Jim carried on with his story， oblivious to any effect it might be hav-<br > ing， " .. so I just realized this was the lift that could get me on the team<br > and I got total focus， you know?"<br > Sherry nodded.<br > And I just busted through everybarrier with sheer power of will. That<br > 380 pounds just sailed up!"<br > "That sounds like a lot of weight." She raised her eyebrows and tried<br > to sound interested.<br > "Well， for me it was an incredible weight. I only weigh 195. So anyway，<br > I figure ifI just keep... "<br > Sherry was able to let her mind wander without Jim realizing it. 1 bet<br > he k on steroids. I could live with that if he d just be real sometimes. Four<br > dates now， and he never talks about anything real..， no interest in<br > using bis mind only his body..， be has no idea wbat s going on in my<br > lifel How could he when he only talks about himself). She looked out the<br > picture window ol~ the Acropolis restaurant at the river， now almost cov-<br > ered in the falling darkness. Two mallards drifted near the woods on the<br > far bank. I don t think this relationship s going anvwhere， she thought<br > with resignation.<br > Before long she began to complain about not feeling well， and got Jim<br >to take her home， which he was all too willing to do. No doubt he would<br >be expecting another roll in the hay like two weeks ago. It s notgoing to<br >happen/Sherry determined. She stopped and faced him at the door to<br >the cedar wood apartment building， resolved to end the evening right<br >there. He advanced upon her and kissed her， but she was cold as ice.<br >