I knew you were dead! That bloody haunting - remember - I told you. And then again on Friday. But now I know that I can't live without you. It might b... hard work, but will you try? Can I touch you?"Pendulum just slow down for a while, so I can remember this moment for ever.I stood up. Time seemed to have slowed down. Perhaps I was light-headed from the wine."I won't break and I'll try as hard as you need. No choice." Arms round me. Held against the big hard body feeling his warmth. Feet off the. Me alone I didn't really want to see how that would end out"just walk away kid I mean what are you her boyfriend or something" he said turning to face her "so girly is your boy friend here going to save you" the guy holding her wrist said making the other 2 guys laugh "shut up perv he's not my friend he's nothing to do with me" she almost screamed at him making me to think what the hell was her issue with me"so what's it going to be kid get your ass beaten for this worthless stuck up bitch or. "Duh! You're a college graduate and supposed to be smart as hell. You'd like having sex with a giraffe if it would hold still long enough for you to mount it."I looked for signs that she was teasing me, but didn't see any. She was biting her lip to keep from really lashing out at me. I didn't know what to say, so I told her that I loved her."You're just saying that," she said, accusingly."I'll tell you what I don't like about you. I don't like for you to question my honesty. I've loved you ever. Well did you? He looked her in the eye waiting for her answer “I don’t know I” he looked hard at her “you don’t know for god sake you were long enough looking know tell me did YOU ENJOY YOUR FILTH” tears ran down Ruth’s face “yes, yes I don’t know why, it was filth but I did enjoy it” his face broke into a sly smile. “perhaps Ruth your enjoyment could help you save your job and keep all this very quite” “How I don’t understand I’ll do anything, anything you ask” her mind was in turmoil.