I’d already developed feelings for her and that was before we kissed.“You are great guy Evans. You need a girl who will appreciate you. If after I...graduate college and I’m looking for romance and I meet someone as wonderful as you out there, I would go for it. It’s just the wrong time for us or at least for me.”Of course it was. It’s not you, it’s me and all that. What I did know was if we stayed friends for years then I would never have a chance with her romantically. I would have always be. As I write this, my husband is out on a manufactured journey. Manufactured or contrived? Semantics don't matter. We are apart to sort out the past few days. This chapter tells my story from the time I met Rex until the following morning, when I went back for more. Friday, 7:30 PM. The Beginning We don't go out as much as we should. Few couples do, and we had fallen into the rut of TV news, Jeopardy, one or two series (taped or live), more wine than we should drink, then bed. Friday evening,. I need to get ahead on my classes." Alec said he would see him in the morning.Dave studied hard all evening. He had reviewed what little had been covered in his first classes and started on what was to be covered in his next classes. He eventually crawled into bed and went to sleep. He tossed and turned, thinking about the team's reaction but he eventually fell asleep.He woke early to find Darcy waiting for him. They ate some cereal before going to the golf center. Alec arrived shortly after. . I didn’t mean that to sound the way it did.”He laughed. “That’s okay. I think I know what you mean though. My mother was the same.”Their conversation changed the subject matter and he spoke about his wife and family back in New York. “I will bring them over here eventually,” he told her. “Once I get schooling sorted out.”“We have had to put children on hold for the time being,” she told him. “Until our future is more settled.”She noticed his gaze drop to her tummy momentarily. “Well, we do.