"Are you there?" Yes." Sorry for the interruption," Mr. Houpt said. "These new phones! For a moment I thought my 'mute' button wasn't working." Yes, t...ey sure can be frustrating! Let me ask you just a few questions." Are you above 25 years of age?" Yes." Do you ever watch professional or college sports on TV?" Yes." Do you ever drink beer, wine, coffee, tea, soda, or juice?" Oh shit, that was lame! What else was there?"Yes." Well, then you qualify! I realize now that we have someone who can. We reminisced on our memories with one another and laughed hysterically at some of the dumb things we had done. Neither of us brought up our intimate past, but I had a feeling it was all we were both thinking about. Waiting for her plane was the most difficult part of the day. I couldn’t go with her to the international terminal so I waited with her holding her hand before she went in. It was almost time to go as we both held each other tightly trying not to cry. “I’ll write to you, I promise”. There were hundreds of fine women that were single, widowed, or divorced that would make the right man a wonderful mate.In my case, none of them had stirred the feelings that arose within me when I had met Anna. There was something in the chemistry between us that went beyond man's normal understanding. Maybe it is true after all; each of us is destined to truly love only one other person. Maybe it is up to us to wait, however long, until that one individual comes along.I could have danced all. "Yes, I suppose it has been, it still is." Have I spoilt it?"I put an arm around her and she rested her head on my chest."No, no you've not spoilt it sweet Jen, all you've done is to improve it."I felt her cheek moving against my chest as she smiled."You don't always fuck your words up you know, sometimes you get them exactly right." Just saying what I feel sweetheart." I squeezed her shoulder."Hey?"I nearly jumped out of my skin at what seemed like the urgency in her voice."What is it?" What.