Free Settling Old Scores: BWWM Second Chance Romance by Mike Sposs

said.
    "The
really sharp people are ahead of things by several steps all the
time. That would be the people that work at your level. You are in
that grand master category that doesn't even let yourself get put in
certain situations to begin with because you're ahead of the game and
not reacting to it. Another example of the strength you get from
diversity is the strength you get from the two kinds of intelligence.
Take someone like Matt. He probably was descended from some reindeer
herding and milking slaves in Finland. Think you had to be obsessive
to survive in that climate?” Kevin asked.
    "I
am part German, and we are stubborn. We are obsessive, too. You don't
get to be a good violinist without obsession. I don't have the
attitude that you have. Your whole story is about obsessiveness. You
have overachieved by being that way, though. You are perfectly
willing to screw yourself over to make a point at times. I don't get
that," Pat said.
    "Don't
I know it? Most of us former street urchins don't kiss any butt. When
I talked to Mr. Sharpe the other day he told me that he and your mom
were from the same part of North Dakota. He told me about how tough
life could be out there. Then, he added he was sure that you could
handle me easily," Kevin said with a smile.
    Pat
replied grinning and making a nutcracker gesture and crunching sound.
"I think my hands are big enough to geld you! Seriously, I don't
know much about what it was like. My mom never says too much about
it. Her family sort of excommunicated her after she got pregnant with
me. I was conceived out of wedlock you know."
    "I
didn't know. You have to admit you have never shared shit with me
about your story. I have tormented myself more than once about that
too. I'm just glad you are in my life again. Maybe, you will open up
one of these days and tell me more. Was your dad's name Clarence by
chance?" Kevin asked, seizing the chance to learn more about
her.
    "My
dad had a brother named Clarence. My dad’s name was Dwayne,"
she said giving Kevin a funny look.
    "The
only reason I ask is that I read a reference to Clarence Washington
in the socialist paper they printed in the city at least when they
had the riots," Kevin added.
    "He
was a labor activist; I am told he had his own paper at one time. I
am glad we can joke a little, with each other. You might just be a
little wittier than you used to be, or am I just imagining it?"
she said with her dazzling grin.
    "I
still know I am the unarmed one when we have a battle of wits. I am
never going to be your equal in that department. We both know it
too," Kevin said as he gave her shoulder a squeeze.
    "God
that feels good. I'll give you two or three hours to stop," She
said with a laugh.
    Kevin
massaged her more. "I suppose playing the violin like that does
get you cramped up in the shoulders, neck, and arms. You have pretty
good muscle tone by the way, or else you are just tied up in a knot.
If it was up to me, this would degenerate into a whole body
horizontal massage."
    "I
predict that is going to happen; it is inevitable, but not today,"
Pat said.
    Then
she started in, "Counterpoint is a German invention. JS Bach was
the world's greatest at it. The Protestant religion was tied to
Bach's music. Maybe, we are partially different because I am a
Lutheran and you are Catholic. I know you think Lutherans are all
about pain, suffering, and stoicism, but Luther wanted the music of
the era to glorify God," she said.
    Then
she went on about that subject, "With Bach it's about more than
counterpoint. In Actus Tragicus BWV 106, he hits B flat minors and F
Minors. Nobody ever had that stunning and thrilling swing in mood
before. If you match the words to the music, it starts to rip your
heart out. Like you said, feeling trumps hearing."
    By
the time it was over, they had covered Baroque Music. Kevin also got
a fascinating lecture about the Enlightenment, Martin Luther,
Protestantism, and Prussian history along the way. She told Kevin