They went straight from breakfast to the golf clubhouse. Henry was very happy to see a different person behind the counter not that jerk from the other day. The youth still couldn't take his eyes off Alicia but at least he didn't openly flirt. Henry knew exactly what he wanted. He collected the necessary gear and since they were able to start straight away they walked directly to the first hole.
Henry was very determined. He took every care to address the ball correctly and had a few practice swings. His pride had been hurt the other day. He wanted to repair it. Despite his lack of power he still wanted to start from the men's tee.
His first drive hooked terribly landing in the rough. He let go an audible obscenity. To his chagrin Alicia stepped up to her tee and put a drive straight down the middle of the fairway. The first hole ended with a one stroke victory to Alicia. Realising she had won the hole she gave a whoop and raised her hands in the air, before approaching Henry and giving him a squeeze. She was mimicking her action on the final hole the other day, only this time it was her short husband who she cuddled. Henry, after his earlier complaint just had to just grin and take it.
Henry tried a different tactic on the next hole, only swinging at 90%. He lost length but gained accuracy. The tactic worked as Alicia over shot the green and he won the hole by two strokes. Henry also won the 3rd hole and they tied on the 4th. But on the 5th, a par 5, Henry used all his strokes just to get to the green then 3 putted. Alicia on the other hand managed a par. Henry had to admit to himself that Alicia had a magnificent swing. Almost all her drives were dead straight and as long as he had ever seen a woman hit. He was only in the game because she was too hard with the putter.
On the 6th tee Alicia said "Why do you insist on starting from way back there? Why don't you start where I do?"
"Because you're a woman. You hit from the ladies tee. I hit from the men's"
"That's so sexist. I can hit longer than you. It doesn't seem fair that I always get to start closest"
"It's one of golf's conventions. It's just the way it is. You just don't break conventions that are so well established"
"Do all females have to hit from the ladies tee"
"Yep"
"So if we have a game when you have my bits. Then you would have to start up the front"
"Theoretically. But I don't think that will be happening" Henry didn't like where this conversation was going. But they had arrived at the tee. "You won the last hole so you hit first he told her" Alicia went up to the ladies tee and hit off. Yet another perfect drive but it overshot the 158 yard green. Henry had stopped advising Alicia on what club to use. It was a bit nasty and he was not proud of the fact, but he had a lot of male pride he needed to protect.
Henry did his best drive of the day. His ball stopped only 3 yards from the hole. "Wow great shot Henry" called out Alicia. Henry's birdie won that hole by 3 strokes, restoring his lead.
As they walked to the seventh hole Alicia said "I gather you didn't like that I removed the hairs on these hands"
"Not particularly. I didn't mind you painting the nails but pulling out the hairs was going too far. How long will they take to grow back?"
"So I guess you don't want me to wax my legs or my back when I get those parts off you"
"Definitely not. You should only have them for one day"
"But it's so ugly, all that body hair"
"I didn't cut your fingernails. It's the same thing. Do you think I like walking around with long fingernails"
"Well how about we make a bet"
"On what?"
"On who wins today"
"I'm leading by 3 shots with only 3 holes to go. I'm odds on"
"Should you win I won't shave your back or legs"
"Deal"
"Don't you want to know what I get if I win"
"Doesn't matter. You have no chance"
"I'm going to tell you anyway"
"I'm listening"
"We have another game of golf on the day I own Mister marvellous. Too late to back out. You already said we had a deal"
Needless to say Alicia won the day by chipping in on the 9th hole.