My actions only served to push her away from me and not bring us together as I had hoped. What was once cute and playful between us was no longer that... She no longer called me on her way to and from work and we chatted less and less. I guess this is an all too familiar theme in one-sided affairs. Now that I have reopened my heart, for she stormed my castle and brought down my defenses, and I am hurting again. I have feelings I have not had in many years. I will do my best to suppress what I. Maybe she'd fallen asleep.Then I heard her disembodied voice from some distance. "I'm over here," she said. "In the bed." I'm going to turn on a light," I said."No. Leave it, please." Are you -- really in bed?" It's a hotel room. There aren't that many other places to be." This isn't a good idea," I said."What?" Being -- in bed together." We're only going to cuddle -- remember?" Yeah, but... it's... a bad idea." Are you afraid you won't be able to -- control yourself?" she asked."It would be.... I ambled over and found three quite sturdy, dirt plain and tired looking women, one very young girl with a slim body, bad teeth and a mop of golden hair and a women who obviously did not fit by either her dress or manner although her hair was flying loose and unkempt and her bodice was half undone. I took her by the arm and pulled her away from the rope she was tying down."Leave me alone," she demanded, pulling free and looking frightened. One of the big men was watching us, a pistol in his. "Magic necklaces? Is that some sort of shop?" She wondered as she caught sight of a small sign above a door. "Well, better than staying in the rain." She rushed to it and walked through the door, unsuspecting what a huge impact this decision would have on the rest of her life.Inside the small shop was brightly lit - almost as bright as the day had been before the rain clouds had covered the sun. The shop was small and was selling nothing but necklaces. On every shelf Sara looked at there were.