“Thanks, I won’t,” I replied with a grin as I followed suit.He lit a cigar and put the New York Mets game on the small twenty-inch television se... that he had propped up in the corner. It sat a bit crooked on an old banged-up metal shelf, but the picture was decent. We stood in silence for a couple of minutes drinking our beer and watching as New York’s Edgardo Alfonzo hit a home run in the fourth, putting his club up by six with one out to go. They were playing the second game of a doubleheader. We both were in the same class. During the first year, I used to talk to her the most. By the time we were in our second year, we knew that we were getting close. One day, we were texting and I asked her:R: Can I ask you one thing?N: SureR: Do you like me?N: Of courseR: I mean, like really like me?!N: Oh! I never thought about itR: Ok. I really like you. Would you like to be my girlfriendN: Rajeev, I’ll tell you laterR: OkThe following week, it was quite awkward in college. But finally, I asked. " D'aww," Nina cooed as she and her twin sat down on the sofa next to alarge pile of packages, all of which had Paige's name and address onthem. "Looks like these are all yours too, hehe!" Good," Paige giggled as she was handed the first of the packages."There's a few here from America too," Trisha said. "They from yourfamily, Jess?" Or Alexa and Jenny," Paige said. "God, I hope I'm well enough for theirwedding..." It's almost two months, you should be fine," Jessica said. "And youwill of. And she never disappointed in the bedroom either. I know you're wondering about Brad, but he was okay with it because when Vanessa went back to school he started dating Emily Peterson and they wound up going together.The time with Vanessa was great, but soon she was back off to college and everyday life with Mom resumed. Even though she was seeing Terry often, I sometimes cringed to see her come home after one of their trysts because that was when she clung the worst, always wanting reassurance.