By the time Nicole and I were done, we've come to feel closer than ever." Before we were friends," Nicole said, taking Amanda's hand and sitting her b...ck down on the couch. "Now, it's like we're sisters." She gazed at Steve. "So what are you going to do? Leave us and run off for some other woman? Are you - " She started crying openly now. "Are you going to just leave us alone, that it was just sex to you?" No," Steve said, and without thinking, he crossed the room, taking both girls in his. I didn’t want to ride all the way to Haw river on that Monday.It was hard for me to believe so many things were being juggled by so many people at the same time. Fortunately they would all go away in a day or so. I thought that, but it didn’t happen.Two days later I was having the last of the pizza for breakfast. It was just as good cold as hot. It was different, but it was still good. The knock on the door at 9 AM was a surprise. I opened the door with the 1911 in my hand. It was just a habit,. Besides it’s cheaper for me to live and I can get my own place sooner,” he replied trying to appeal to my logical side. That part of me had been pushed aside by the wanton urges I was having for him so I shouldn’t be surprised that I didn’t see the logic in his words. I didn’t want to see it but I had to put on a show of excitement so as to keep from breaking down in tears. My evening had been dashed on the rocks. He described the wonderful opportunity he was getting and all I could think. James lugged the book and game console out of the attic with some difficulty (the console was FAR heavier than it looked). Asking his dad about it proved fruitless. His dad didn't even know the box had been there. Bent over reams of excel documents busy with "month end figures" he had only muttered that the J.Russel in question was his uncle, James' great uncle, and had been the black sheep of the family. Everyone thought he was crazy, and a bit of an addict. After trying to connect the console.