If anyone asks, neither one of you can cook, so you have joined a meal delivery service. I also notice you two are getting along better. I haven't hea...d you two spitting at each other today at all. That's good, makes for happy living. You'll probably be in bed together someday."I could see Cassie thought this was unthinkable as she chuckled. She sobered and continued, "Sheri, make us coffee, I have something else to discuss." She waited until the coffee was poured."I'm looking to the future.. If you're soworried about it you keep it and just keep it away from me!"Then I saw the ring flash and I started feeling very light headed andreached for the table to steady myself but I missed it and fell hittingthe floor face first. Then everything just kind of went dark with methinking, "I must be dying."I don't know how long I was out but I regained consciousness and Ithought, "I didn't die."When I opened my eyes I saw Nate looking down at me with a very worriedlook on his face. I started to. I…this sounds silly, but I’ve actually started wondering when my life is going to move forward.’ ‘Tired of the single life?’ I keep my voice within the joking range. She smiles, an oddly small smile for a joke, and falls silent. She falls silent! For a while we both sit there, neither of us speaking. I reach across to where her hand is playing with her napkin. Skin brushes skin. And then she clears her throat, removes that hand to take a sip of water from her glass, and says as if nothing had. Shari's the prettiest though, she's got punky, short, electric blonde hair, green eyes, long legs and an hourglass figure. And she wears the most AMAZING clothes that only work on her, like bright pink skirts, neon green fishnets, gorgeous bright accessories and she doesn't look like a hooker. Lucky cow. So this is why I'm standing outside Shari's mansion (her parents have stupid amounts of money...again... lucky cow) talking to myself. I'll have to go in, I did promise her. BUT I'M NOT A DAMN.