Another year, Dominic was forced to fly a Giants flag outside of his home for an entire year. The worst punishment, though, was the year I was forced ...o dine at a local restaurant wearing my wife’s favorite dress. I desperately wanted my revenge for that one.“I’ve put a lot of thought into this, actually,” I said with a smirk.“Oh, this should be good!” Shawn said.“We all take a trip to the grocery store,” I continued, “and watch the loser go shopping for adult diapers, lube, condoms, and a. She was really sad, I remember. She blamed herself for not being able to see Dad’s heart condition before he died. I think that’s why she’s been working so much lately; she’s hoping she’ll get it back if she gets to a high enough level.”“Okay. Um. Wow. Um. Wow, that’s heavy. Okay, but we’re talking about you now.”“It’s the same thing, Ay. I can’t wait twenty years for my life to maybe not be ruined. I just can’t.” Alaina moved her arms and rolled over, facing away from her friend.“Right,. I told her to take some time and she said that she certainly did want some time to think. I paid the bill and we left the café as it was already late and began to dark. On the very next day, about 2pm I got a call from her. She wanted to meet me in lunch and she told me a place to meet. I didn’t want to let anybody know about us so I bailed off my friends and I went to meet her secretly. That place was a tea stall far enough for our office to meet safely. I saw her there standing with a cup of. My heart skipped a beat. She hadn’t caught me yet so I was able to take it all in. She was standing there waiting…unravaged by time as beautiful as I could remember. I felt my blood pressure rise and my face flush. She was here. She came. She…after so many years came to pick me up. She was beautiful. She was glowing and I simply couldn’t restrain myself….I quietly made a direct line to her while shouldering my bag. “Hey You” is all I could mutter as I took her face into my hands. “Thank you”.