"i muttered to myself almost pissing myself with fear"Alright then i have to go" she said walking into her street"bye!" we both said in unison Sandra ...iving the same cute wave she gave me the day before when i left to go home.we walked towards her house in an uncomfortable silence until she said quietly"Marcus?" yeah"i stammered nervous after her using my full name"do you like.....me?"At that moment i blacked out i swear to god..but as i regained understanding of the world around me i. You see, to be honest dear reader, I’d already developed a taste for dogs when I was around fifteen; before Dan came to stay.I was the only child of a working mother; living way out in the suburbs. There were no amusements and by the time I was fourteen, so mother had finally given-in to my pestering for a dog.I remember the bright sunny day we drove out to some dog kennels where unwanted dogs could be paired up with a new owner.We were shown round the place by old Ken Barker who ran the. ’ ‘But you’ve…’ She cut him off, ‘But I’ve dated a lot of guys? Yeah, I have. And they were looking for something I was unwilling to give them. It’s a lot easier date someone you don’t care about. They can’t hurt you.’ ‘And you think I would do that?’ He choked, stung. ‘Not in my heart. But my head says you might.’ ‘I love you!’ He blurted out, then looked abashed. ‘You… love me?’ ‘For as long I can remember. You were such a tease and you drove me crazy!’ ‘I did, didn’t I? I loved teasing you.. "Honey, has your dad talked to you about this kind of thing?" she asked. "No mom. I am pretty clueless and after this date disaster I don't know what I am going to do. If Julie (my sister) was around I could probably get through this with her help." Knowing my mom, I was hoping she would take the bait and she did. I knew she would make a stab at trying to fix my problem, but I never dreamed of what was about to happen."OK," she said, "give me your hand." I looked at her in amazement. She was on.