As my husband goes to answer the door of our home, he opens it a little and that is when the guy on the other side kicked it. It hit my husband right ...n the face, blood from his nose flew everywhere. I am screaming my husband is bleeding. The medium size man of the group ran to me jumped on me and covered my mouth. The two biggest guys laid on my husband to shut him up. The biggest guy in the group told my husband that he was going to move him to the couch next to me to shut me up. If he did. "Need more for the protection force?"I turned and found Eddie walked up in his usual slow appearing manner. His turtle adaptations had shortened his legs and restricted their motion, but I learned long ago that he could be fast when necessary. Today he kept up with me as we followed a few feet behind Irene and Wendy who were gossiping about me if the laughter and sideways looks at me were any indication."Her pheromones pack a bit of a punch, Eddie. I know you are a great guy, but are you. Tall. 'Nose to nose' I'd always say to him.I hadn't seen him but more in passing a few times in the last fifteen years. I went from a Buckeye to a California girl when I married, and Dad moved to Naples a few years ago. To enjoy life year round, as he told me.Recently divorced, I wanted to take some time away, and frankly, wanted to spend time with Dad. I'm not a young chickie at thirty-five and seeing Dad's silver hair reminded me he is getting no younger either."JJ! I'm so glad you're here,". ‘I do this because I love you, and you need a mother not a friend.’”“But you are not my mother.”“No, I am your lover. More than that I am your protector, just as your mother was your protector.”“I don’t need a protector.”“Yes Sara, you do. You were honest with Barry. You told the man that you stood in a Church with ... Stood before both families with ... Before God with and promised to share everything with ... You shared a secret with him that was so deep, so potentially devastating. A secret.