"Sandy looked suddenly sad. "I can't afford to, Bobby. Like I said, the dealer said this car was in such good shape, I shouldn't have to put anything ...nto it for a while. I barely make enough money to pay for my apartment as it is. I don't want to rack up a bunch of credit card debt right when I'm just getting out on my own."Bobby digested all that. "Where did you buy the car?" he asked."At Fred Collins Motors, over on 5th. It's just a little place, but he was very nice."Bobby snorted. He knew. I feel your natural radiance warming me and felt that if you touched me, I’d bubble away, my wax wings would melt and I’d burn and crash. How’s that for mixed metaphors? You befuddle my mind. What thing am I risking? I feel I’m risking your friendship, your daily dose of pure, beautiful energy that enlivens me. I look forward to that dose of grace, and hate the thought of risking it. Here goes...”I took a deep, nervous breath and decided to expose myself though Steve was still present. “I have. I opened it up and escorted her out. She was a bit hesitant but stepped out onto the deck. The night was warm and the moon was high in the night sky. We walked arm in arm in the moonlight to the dock. She wrapped her arms around me as we stood there looking at the lake. It glistened of silver and was as still as glass.“This place is truly beautiful.” She said. “I thought so too until now.” she turned and looked at me with a puzzled look on her face. “I thought this place was the most beautiful. We were both on the verge of failing. We were also both too proud to admit it and ask for help. We also BOTH knew that these subjects were the others ‘forte’.“I believe that’s when ‘IT’ happened. We were both looking at each other and our eyes became locked together. It was like our souls melded together. We were both silently begging each other for help! Our ‘Pride’ refused to let us ask, but our souls knew no such ridiculous boundaries. We were both on the verge of a breakdown. Then I said.