" Her look was so kind, that I was feeling a huge urge to kiss her. She continued, "But I know what you are saying." It felt so good to be understood....She then leaned forward. My lustful mind was hoping that she was about to kiss me, but my reasoning side knew that she had something else on her mind. Then she kept leaning forward. I did not move.Her face moved right up to mine, and she pressed her lips against my lips. I kissed her back. She moved back slightly, in order to see what I would do. “That’s OK. But I want to say something important — if you meet someone you like, someone you would consider dating, I want you to see them. It would be terrible if you missed someone who might be a long-term partner because of me, given I can’t make any promises to you.”“I know. Let’s just let things go as they go.”I pulled her to me and hugged her, then gave her a gentle kiss. We got up and held hands while we walked around the park and then back to the house. Dinner was ready a few minutes. There are a few other people in it too, but they only matter a little. I'll mention them later.My mom's story starts out like a lot of people hope their adult lives will start, with a good marriage to a good man who gave her a good baby - that's me - and they were pretty happy, all things considered. But my father was killed in an accident at the plant and things sort of went to shit starting then.I was only six at the time, and I don't really remember too much about him. I do remember my. “You will follow my lead, and stop antagonizing the man we agreed would show us the way to our starting point. If you cannot, I’ll happily send you back to the End to find your own way without our help. Can you shut your mouth about this?”Halphis opened his mouth, and John dropped a hand to his shorter knife. The Cambion’s teeth clicked closed.“Now,” John looked around, “who has first watch?”“I will take it.” Fadey said from his seat by the cave entrance.“Do you see something?” Heegan.