At first, the two women would go out for the day, shopping or gossipping or both, but as his trips became more frequent, his wife started to have seco...d thoughts about taking so much freedom with us. Helga was increasingly immersing herself in her religious activities, a trend that I found disturbing. After all, we hadn't even touched forty! My relations with my wife started to get strained.Meanwhile, my daughter-in-law and I were striking up a good rapport with each other. She was vibrant,. All these things combined to make for an interesting unexpected evening. It all started in the library on a Saturday night. Of course that was where I was. I’m 26 and trying to get this master’s degree, so where else would I be with a month left of school. I had found a good spot in the school’s library, out of the way, in a corner with a table for myself to spread out at. I had a huge paper due later that week and this was when I could do it. I was totally immersed in what I was doing. So much. " Jimmy, I specialize in sex crimes, you don't need to explain the dangers to me. And while he is a professional, I probably know more about this than Bob does. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem consulting with him or having him in on what we are doing, but... well, I'm sure you know what I'm saying. The rest sounds good but can we go to the beach instead?"He laughed and said, "I thought we were supposed to be working? I don't know if Bob is ready for you in a bathing suit yet. We may. Her friendship means the world to me, I wont risk it. Even if I have to stay quiet forever, she must never know the truth. No I will forget these feelings, I must. From this day forth I make this vow, ill only ever think of her as a friend, no more, no less. Its for the best, someone like her could never love someone like me. So came that fateful day, today may be the last we spend together. I don’t know what to say, who would have thought. This vow is tearing me apart. Yet when she smiles at.