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of her life, he knew exactly where she would be when she was ready for him.
    Until that time he had two principles he intended to live by. The first was to avoid using his knowledge of events yet to occur to draw special attention to himself. The second was to abstain from all romantic interactions with women. This was not only out of respect for his wife, but, also out of respect for any woman who might hope for a commitment that he simply could not give. Both of these would prove to be a significant problem over time. The challenges involved in both of these endeavors seemed obvious. But, they weren’t. Both would prove even more difficult than he imagined at the time.
     

CHAPTER FOUR
    Lovelle’s chief concern with using his foreknowledge stemmed from a fear that it might make it hard for him to be in the right place and time to meet Katie. He knew that wherever he was he could always come back for that moment. As long as her life remained unchanged by his actions, she should still be at the bar where they had met. He knew the date. He knew the name of the band that would be playing. There was no way he would not be there. But he was afraid that if he had no logical reason for being there himself, it would be too awkward. He couldn’t just show up as if it was his destiny to meet her. They had talked for hours that first night, and he would have to be sure that the conversation was not awkward, or contrived. So he was determined to be living a normal life when that time came. There were times when he knew things which could help him, or others, but, which he had to pretend he did not know. It was a temptation that he feared would grow on him.
    The real problem with following his first rule actually hit him quite by surprise. A change in his behavior that he really hadn’t worried about, jumped up and bit him on the bottom. One  morning, nearing the end of that first school year, his parents decided to ask him about his plans for college. Of course, his plan was to go to Wayne State University, just as he had the first time. The problem was that his first time through he had dropped from a B to a B minus student after he got his car, and the corresponding freedom. This time the move was in the other direction. With all of his classes being repeats, and his own work ethic being so much better the second time, he was now getting all A's. On top of that, he had improved the already good scores on his college entrance exams. Consequently, his parents weren’t going to be satisfied with a local university.
    They knew full well that he had always wanted to go away to Michigan State, and they weren’t going to allow him not to try. He insisted that it would be too expensive and that he didn’t want to rack up all that debt. But they countered, insisting that they would find a way to take care of the cost if he got accepted. He should have seen that coming. They had never failed to supply him with whatever he needed in life, and he had tried to return the favor by always being careful of what he asked for.
    He wondered, How do you tell your parents that what you really want in life is to get a mostly useless degree and then jump around from one lackluster job to another for a few years while you wait for something to happen . That was the sort of thing that happened all the time, but, it was not what anyone planned for. And his parents now knew what Lovelle had known all along. That he was capable of doing better. He had been lazy and a little disinterested. He had found out long before high school, that he could get by without much effort. No one gave B students much grief as long as they didn’t tip their hand that they were capable of A’s. But, this time he already knew some of what he was being taught, and most of the rest was just a refresher. Plus, he actually wanted to learn the things that he did not already know. He was fully engaged, even in the subjects he really didn’t care for. This time, he was not just