Approaching the bar, we both immediately noticed two well-dressed, forty-ish brunettes drinking at the bar. Nick guided me to sit one stool away from ...hem, and he sat on the other side of me. He ordered drinks for us and told the bartender to give them another round as well. The ladies thanked Nick and turned to face us. Tina and Vicky introduced themselves to us. We quickly engaged in a four-way conversation that ranged from the weather to martinis, to our outfits, to baseball, to fun with. I’d liked this girl since the end of my primary school years and she’d known it, but always given me rejection and a very cold treatment. She’d done many bad things to me in the many years, to the extent of me needing to go and see a psychiatrist for a while, but I’d always still loved her for whatever stupid reason. I knew it, my father obviously did, she did too, but she just kept on with her hurtful games. “We’re here,” my dad said, pointing towards a large house. This was where one of our. "No, I don't think so". She crossed the room to take her bag from him, "Not tonight anyway". She kissed him on the cheek and we thanked him as he left.We explored the suite together, marvelling at the luxury."How the other half lives eh?" I said"Yes" she replied, "but let's live that life for the next two weeks and enjoy every moment of it. I know we have a lot of plans but tonight Ben, let's start with just you and I. Let's go for a meal, have a first date and get to know each other".To be. There was no need for words or anything. I knew then that I loved him.From that moment on I never went back to the dorms. Unless one of us or both of us were in class or at work, we were never apart and so began my life with Rick. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ... you get the picture. Anyway, I was madly in love with him. There was nothing I wouldn't do for him. We graduated, got jobs and eventually got married. We didn't have to move in together because from that first.