”“Great!”The more things we did together, the more comfortable I felt she would be. It was funny, because despite insisting she wasn’t ready t... be my girlfriend, she was more involved in my life than ANY girlfriend I’d ever had! Jocelyn didn’t really count because our actual boyfriend-girlfriend relationship was measured in days.“See you in thirty minutes so we can head to church for the Vesperal Divine Liturgy?” I asked.“It’s, what did you call it instead of Epiphany?”“Theophany. It celebrates. ”The one at the back complained that I hadn’t answered his question.“You heard my conditions you didn’t meet them. Now lady and gentlemen, if you’ll excuse me, we’re rather busy in there, and I need to get back to work. This really is a non-story, just two friends out for an evening’s dancing. Thank you and good day.”I’ll give them their due, they didn’t make a fuss, just nodded their thanks and left.I went back inside and trudged up the stairs and into the conference room where we usually ate. ...uhh whats so funny?"Aliyah - " Oh.....just the odds"Damien - "The odds? of what?"Aliyah - " Do you belive in destiny damien?Damien - "Hard for me to say? I dont like the idea that im not in control of my life, but at the same time it brings me peace to know that eveything will work out, rather good or bad"Aliyah - "Rather good or bad? Meaning death or living?"Damien - "Either one"Aliyah - "Thats an intresting outlook on life," *looks at my Special forces Crest on my right forearm"Aliyah -. How he guessed I loved sea food is a mystery to me, because I never told him that. Afterwards, we went to Ginger’s Irish Pub on 7th Avenue, and drank shooters and beer. We shot pool. I never drink. But I do shoot pool. Growing up, I had four older brothers and no sisters. I shot pool from the age of nine, and sometimes I beat them all. Except my brother Michael, who was more interested in me then he was in pool. With him–when alone–I learned to play strip-eightball instead. Michael was very.