She was still crying very hard and I held her to hopefully calm her down.The Jessica said “I have to leave for an appearance at a club, can you take...care of her?” I said “sure but you owe me one” and she shook her head and left.It took me a while but I finally got her calmed down enough to talk by running my hands down her back and kissing the top of her head. She explained “this has been the worst day of my life!”When I sat in a bench and asked her why she explained that she caught her. She just hadn’t felt ready. And then along came Paul.They had met at the local coffee shop. Both were getting their caffeine fix before work. The physical attraction was undeniable.But even then, she played it cool. Just a smile and a hello that first morning. It would be two weeks before they had their first date. And tonight would be their third.What Lisa didn’t realize as she primped in front of her full-length mirror was that she was being watched. And those watching had other plans for her. It was just perfect for me.I didn't date a lot. There aren't that many single girls my age in town. A lot of the kids I went to school with had gotten married in the first year after high school, mostly to their high school sweethearts. My high school sweetheart had gone away to college and married someone she met there. She now lived in another state. I saw her every now and then when she came back to visit her folks. She seems happy and we're just friends now. I don't think that either of us. Actually, he probably became a psychologist because he spent half his life counselling all the women I never called again.’ He gave a mirthless laugh. ‘I can’t believe that hasn’t crossed my mind before.’ ‘So why didn’t you call any of them again?’ I frowned. ‘Were you scared of commitment or something?’ Luke looked sheepish again. ‘In all honesty–God, this is going to sound shallow–I never thought about having any kind of long term relationship. I was having far too much fun. My first couple.