Whilst I did all the cleaning he did all the messing up. I wasn’t happy about that. It was pretty quickly grating with me. He was childish with it a...d sometimes even loutish. On one occasion he was just so rude that I gave him a slap on his bottom and told him off. He looked at me, a sneer on his face, like a teenager, said sorry and walked off. I was despairing. Would it ever get better? The next day he was messing about in the lounge, trying to balance a ball. Things got out of hand as he was. Always dressed so conservatively, so stuffy. You wanted so badly to grab that perfectly-styled hair and shove her over her desk, throw that skirt over her head and show her just what she was missing.You hadn't seen her since you both graduated years ago, and of course the infatuation had faded into the background. Until that day, a couple of months before you bought the winning lottery ticket, when you bumped into her at the mall. She didn't recognize you at first, so you introduced yourself,. 2By Heather Anne PeelJohn and I awoke later that morning. I asked him how he was going to takecare of the Martin issue."Since we are off today, I have some ideas on that, Heather. I will letyou know what they are, once I am more clear," John said. He kissed me andwent to take a shower. I laid in bed, and fell back asleep, worrying aboutwhat those ideas might be. After I took a shower and got dressed in myjeans, a cream silk blouse, a pair of suede moccasins, put on some lightmake-up and brushed. Even if this hurts you now, it's better that you knowabout me so you can get on with your life. Goodbye, Kit. I'll alwayslove you."Kit stared at the blank screen as tears rolled down her cheeks. Shedidn't know how long she had been sitting there when she heard a knockon the door. Like a zombie, she got up from the sofa and walked acrossthe room. When she opened the door, she got her second shock of theday. Standing in front of her, wearing the same dress she wore when shemade the videotape, was.