Her husband David had pulled out all the stops to make sure that it was a party that she'd always remember. Believe me, it's one that I'll never forge...!We had arrived at Beth and David's home at 7:00 PM as David had requested. As we walked in, I noticed that there were already three other couples present, sharing small talk and enjoying cocktails. I recognized Debbie and Jim, Karen and Phil and Leslie and Daniel. We already knew them pretty well from other parties and gatherings that David and. “I’ve always liked you.”“I’ve always like you too, Yuuki. You are smart, talented and dedicated. You will go far in life.”“Thank you, sir! But, I mean I like you a lot. Like really like you.”“Is that so,” grinned Takada.“Yes, sir,” Yuuki stammered.“I really like you like that too.”“Really,” Yuuki’s eyes widened.“Yes! Does that surprise you?”“I just never thought…”“Don’t mention it,” the educator interrupted his former pupil. “If you can get away this weekend, I’m going up to my mountain cabin.. Our eyes were open the whole time and I pulled back just far enough to clearly focus on each other.I had a hard time interpreting her reaction and wasn't sure I didn't make a huge mistake until she tilted her head in the opposite direction from mine and we both leaned in again.This time she parted her lips a little more and when we locked them together she raised her arms and wrapped them around my neck while my arms went around her waist and I pulled her away from my desk and she stood. Then started again... same stuff over and over.My husband was controlling, manipulative, and eventually physically abusive (though I left before that got too bad), and I turned further into the self exposure stuff as a means of escape. Literally. That’s when the begging to get k**napped or blackmailed into leaving him kind of stuff started. And for years, none of that happened.So, in 2015 this.