That carefree period of innocence had past all to soon; to be replaced with awkwardness.Sat on his lap before bedtime, I had begun a kissing game on h...s ear.I'll always remember that strange tone of mum saying, 'you should be past that sort of thing my girl!'It induced a sense of shame. A girl has to stop romping around with her Dad at some stage but you lose something growing-up.I smile to myself. Now it's my daughter experiencing those joys!While I stare into the darkness of the window I. We put Saul in the center. He relaxes even more, leaning on me with an arm around Nimrod. Now he really radiates happiness, it spills out to those around us. Our table becomes some what boisterous. The simple beer that is being passed around helps too. I sink into the happiness as well. I know Nimrod is planing to leave us early, so that we have some time alone. But I also think his is truly tired too. I wish I could do more, but as I told Nimrod healing is not my strongest suit.Even before the. “Oh no, Steph. Thank you, that was incredible.” I responded.“So that was really your first time Brian?” she asked.“Yes, it was. I will never forget it either.” I said.“Well, you’re pretty damn good for a first timer. You got me off three times, and man did I get off.” she said, kissing me quickly on the lips.I pulled her head back down to my chest, wrapping my arms around her tightly. We just laid there for a long time, holding each other. I had never met a woman like Stephanie before. She was. There was also something else I felt. This was a big stepping stone in mine and Erin’s relationship. This made me feel so much more attached to her, and so much more in love with her. I am in love! I thought, and this time it was certain. It was like a gong going off in my head. It was certain, there was no hesitation. There was no why, there was just love. The elation attached to the epiphany took over, so I couldn’t have possibly stopped myself from saying, ‘Oh god! Erin, I love you.’ Her.