”“So even if it interferes with what I want, I have to take care of them. And besides, that also works to my advantage. She loves her kids. And ma...be, just maybe, that will be enough to convince her to make some adjustments.”“How long will she be using the apartment?”“Until either she decides to move somewhere else, or until I decide there’s no hope of getting her back.”Elyse shook her head, “I do NOT get it. You have better options. Far better options.”“And THAT thinking is just like. The soft beautiful girl woman beneath him loved him in a way he didn't know existed, her beauty beguiled him totally, he was in awe that she had given her very heart and soul to him this day. Mia held him in her arms, and asked him, `if he was okay?`´Oh yes Mia, the world is wonderful with you in it, and here with me like this.`Her heart swelled with gladness, someone was giving her the love she was craving for, it should be her husband, `but he isn't here, and he isn't bothered about me. Jennifer looked around in wonderment. “Wow! This place is so NICE! I feel just like Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’. Thanks again for asking me to dinner.” “Well, I’m no Richard Gere, but I still appreciate you going with me. It’s been…well, really good…just to be able to talk to someone.” “Yeah, I guess things have been really hard for you lately.” I cracked a wry grin. “No, not lately,” Blushing, she stammered “Oh, shit…I’m sorry! I didn’t. Innocent. Well, not so!" At that point, I understood what trouble I was in. My Mom and Dad thought of me as a perfect little clean cut "young man on the way up." A steamy sex scandal didn't fit in to their view of my world. I regularly used Mom's car to do whatever I wanted including driving to the Rendezvous Ballroom way down in Balboa Island to see surf music. I could kiss that goodbye if this got out. Somehow, I had to wiggle out of this mess."Well, maybe we could work out some kind or a.