. why is she over there with Ryan?"I blanked for a second. Dawn and I hadn't discussed how to deal with these questions, and I wasn't exactly sure how...to proceed. "Uh, well..." I started a little warily, cognizant of Robin's piercing gaze on me. It was clear this was an intelligent girl who wasn't about to buy any bullshit. "Let's just say I'm fully aware of Dawn's ... interactions ... with Ryan while we've been apart."Robin looked at me skeptically. "So you're okay with the two of them doing. I could tell it was my balloon because of the note that was still attached to the string.I asked him in and got him a glass of orange juice and when I sat back down on the couch with Brad, I asked, "How did you get my balloon?"He grinned and said, "I was gonna' ask you how you put it all the way up in the tippy top of the tree in our backyard. That branch wouldn't hold my weight and I had to bend it down to get the balloon."I explained about releasing the balloon and after several minutes of. We didn't flirt. But all the awkwardness between us had dissipated. We ended up working late and getting dinner together every night that week.The next week was the end of Kay's internship. Again, we worked late for the first four days and got dinner together every night.On Friday, we gave our presentation to management and everyone was impressed. Not just with me; they were also impressed by Kay's contribution. Especially for an intern.After she was finished the big boss suggested she take the. . I can never have your ... Our baby...” I finally understood. And the pain of that understanding was devastating. I tried to speak. To comfort her. To do SOMETHING. But she silenced me with a finger to my lips. “I can’t have children Mason ... But Laleh can...”I didn’t know how to respond. I just stood there looking like I’d just been hit by lightning. “Uhh...” I never really got the chance to come up with something better to say, because Tasha cut me off again.“Mason, she’s seen us together..