Valentine's day was quickly approaching and was a day that we had gotten together as couples for the last 5 years after a huge incident where Randy bo...ght an unwanted gift for his wife and I was made to help him replace it with a better one.Randy and I would shop together then exchange gifts with our wives and go out to dinner then top it off by taking the ladies to the beach to watch the sunset.Even with the rumors, he still had the looks of a model and rarely got turned down for his requests. Likewise, if I got there first, she came back another time. But we didn’t talk to each other.In “The Shawshank Redemption”, Morgan Freeman’s character says that hope is a dangerous thing, that it can drive a man insane. Those times when we saw each other in the fitness center, or getting the mail, or just passing in the hall, helped me to understand the implications of that line. Every time we saw each other, we seemed to have a “moment” that offered just the faintest ray of hope. There was. Nick learned that Amanda and Jason had been going out since their freshman year, and his focus immediately shifted to Jamie, a step lower than Amanda in looks, but still fairly attractive.Amanda didnt like Nick at all. She personally thought he was an asshole, and Jason seemed to feel the same way. But Jamie, for reasons unknown, seemed to really like him and she invited him back to Jason's house. Not wanting to be mean, Amanda simply said that it was up to Jason. Jason said it was cool with. "He was playing with me, tormenting me mentally, breaking down my will toresist him and he knew it."Now be a good little wife and come here Sophie."I was pulled across the sofa towards him and he slipped his arm aroundmy shoulders."This doesn't have to be too bad princess," he whispered. "Just be thegirl!"I could feel his arm move up around my neck pulling me towards him foranother kiss and more disturbingly I could feel his over hand on mystocking clad knee beginning to move slowly but surely.