I e-mailed Tyler the next morning. I had to know if I was going to see him again.

Good morning, Master,

Your utmost skill is obviously desired at the
We had a test coming up at the school for the higher belts. I was so nervous just thinking about Tyler ever testing me during a tae kwon do promotion. Right now all I could think about was seeing him. How could I ever focus during a test with him watching me?
black belt test
this week. Don’t you agree that it would be highly beneficial for lowly yellow belts to observe the testing techniques of masters? *Grin*

Will I get to see you? Master H hasn’t said anything to me whether the test is closed to viewers or not.

Your servant and student,

Lori

An eruption of butterflies filled my stomach when I hit the Send button. Tyler and I had been communicating through e-mail for what seemed like ages now. Seeing him in person again would make me feel shy, but I wanted to see how this situation would play out—and I wanted to be near his muscular body again.

Hi Lori,

*Smiling* Yes, I’ll make sure you’ll see me. And as a matter of fact, I have already made a call to Ringo to suggest to Master H that the black belt test be open to students. So I am working on it. No promises yet, but I will keep you posted. (This is top secret.)

Tyler

I smiled. Top secret, huh? I felt like a kid passing notes whenever the teacher looked the other direction.