“What sort of prize should I expect?”I led him towards a dirt path that wound away from the hubbub and into the bushiest section of the forest. �...Who knows what sweet treats we'll discover?”Jacob and I left the clamor of the crowd behind, delving further into the woods. “Fifteen days,” I said, as we strolled next to each other. The rays of the afternoon sun shined between the leaves of the boughs overhead.“You've been counting?” Jacob helped me avoid a ditch on the soil in front of us, as we. " That must suck." Yeah, I could use an extra grand." Me, too." I filled in my email address and pushed the clipboard back to him. "If I win, how about I split it with you?" That's very generous of you. It'll be less after taxes, but I'd be a fool to say no." He pulled a blank form off the clipboard, flipped it over, and wrote his first name and email address. "So you know how to contact me when you win." If."He chuckled. "Right. If."We commented on the people passing us for a few minutes while. Wear something nice as we are going on a nice journey”“Where are we going to this time” I asked looking confused“You will see..and you will love it” Lisa replied as she hung up the phone quite abruptly before giving me a chance t answer.I left a message on the notice board telling them I was going out with a mate and will be back late. I went to the door and waited tapping my foot more out of anxious excitement than anything else and soon there she was pulling up. I left the house and got in. “Didn’t that feel good?” Paul asked. I said yes. He told me to look at him, because I had been avoiding his eyes. When I looked into his eyes, I saw so much love, it made me want to cry. “I love you,” he said, “I’ve loved you for a very long time, and I’m going to keep loving you for a very long time. You didn’t do anything wrong, and you didn’t do anything to be ashamed of. Thank you for letting me show you how much I love you.” And then he kissed me. I tried to follow what I was.