. you know I love you beyond belief. It is also not the worst thing that could happen to us. The worst thing that could happen to us would be our pare...ts finding out what we've been doing, and sending us to boarding schools on the opposite sides of the country. And yes, of course I'm going to miss you, but I'm not going anywhere—I'll be right here when you get back, pining away from loneliness, shriveling into dust."Admittedly, I was scrambling like mad and grasping at anything to convince her,. That knowledge was not something I went looking for, but it found me just the same. It was complicated to say the least and my deal would make it even worse. Worse for her.The place was almost empty, which was one of the main reasons I picked it. The barkeep walked toward me after the only other customer in the place walked out the door. It was still early so I knew I wasn't holding him up. He stopped in front of me, gave me the once over, then mentioned I had been there for some time. He told. "I am Ben's."Everyone sat down to talk with the couple in the middle of the discussion. Angel said, "I had just spread the word this morning that you were off limits for some time. Something changed while you to were walking this morning."Ben said, "Yes. We talked and were honest about how we felt about our feelings and the lifestyle here. We came to an agreement that allows us to be part of the group but also allows us to be the couple that we believe is important to us, too."Erin picked up. "He put a hand on my shoulder and gave me a shove. "She broke up with you, numb nuts," he reminded me. "You couldn't exactly hang out with her when he was here." Yeah." He waited for me to say more, but when I didn't..."Did Gerri want to get back together?"I sighed. "Hell, I don't know. Maybe; I don't know." Well, you should make up your mind soon. Gerri breaking up with Alan will make Hayley happy."I shook my head. "And just why does Hayley care so much about who Gerri's with anyway?"He.