My name is Katherine Smith.”Pete took Katherine’s hand and kissed her. Katherine giggled and they walked into the coffee shop.“You look like a l...dy who likes sweet drinks. How about a slice of pie and a coffee drink?”“That sounds lovely. Apple pie would be divine, and a caramel coffee would be great.”Pete ordered the pies and coffee while Katherine found a seat. She looked at herself in her mirror and put on some lipstick. She fixed her hair and waited for Pete to come.A while later, Pete. "Despite the off-handed response, I knew he'd put some thought into something and I hoped it would do the trick. Rich would think about both my needs and the needs of someone who might respond and try and find a link somewhere in the text. I was hopeful.It was the next evening before I got an e-mail response from him. I looked over the two suggested ads and nearly phoned him to rip him a new one. I didn't though. I sat back and read them again and began to see some method to his madness. He. This wasn't the first time we'd done this. "Did you take your pill today?" Uh-huh," she replied, showing off her braces and the dimples in her cheeks. "I take one everyday, just like you said." Good girl." I held the fourteen year old in my arms and she was only barely that; Lonnie's birthday had been just a few weeks before."We're gonna have a baby someday, right?" Lonnie had her thin arms around my neck, pulling herself close enough to rub her flat chest against mine."Someday, Lonnie." I let. People at work know something is wrong but most of them don’t know the details. Only one friend from the office knows and she has thankfully kept it quiet. The awkward part is they can tell I’m different and they don’t know what to do with me. I’m angry and cold all the time and I have no patience for anyone or anything. Thankfully I don’t work with customers at work and I’m able to stay in my office working on my computer. I can lose myself in my work but I hate being there. I rarely go out in.