I should have asked you how old you were." No Gary," I said, "I should have sensed that you liked me and told you.And I should have also been up front...with you about my preference forgirls."I look at it this way. I met a fun and wonderful guy. I like him as afriend. Could it go farther than friendship? No. But I'll always lookat this as a very fun time in my life."He just looked at me, shook his head and then said, "Becka. You are aspecial person. Whoever you spend your life with will be. " She makes a joyful noise then goes back to Ashlee. She gives her a one armed hug and it is during that exact moment, that Ashlee's ring glints in the light of the kitchen and it catches' mom's eye. "Holy smoke, would you look at the size of that ring!" Yes, she really said that. I was almost surprised that she didn't cuss, but being a church going woman, I would be very surprised if she did.Mom takes Ashlee's hand and studies the large diamond on her finger. "It's a bit big isn't it?" Ashlee. They had to go through the house to get to the backyard. Walking through the dining room they could see a lot of different drinks and food on the table.Tom took a beer from the cooler and asked Jane what she wanted. "I'll have a coke, " Jane said.They went out to the backyard where the music was coming from. "Oh, they have a swimming pool and I didn't bring my suit," Jane said.Tom forgot that they had a pool and he started thinking about the dream he had about Jane and him swimming nude. There. But I still love her, and have since tried over and over to win her back. It always ended badly, always with her wishing me the worst things and slapping me. Also last night, when she yelled at me: "YOU ARE REALLY USELESS! COWARD! NO BALLS! Do you really want to be with me? Well, PROVE ME that you are a man! See you in the morning, at the Silver Gate!"The Silver Gate, a gothic nightclub, I've never been to. She frequented it often, she and all her dark friends who were interested in that weird,.