He walked through the forest and up to a tunnel that lead underground. "I hope you are not afraid of the dark." "Not as long as you are with me my lor...." He smiled. "That's good. It's very dark down here. Be careful, some of the others may want to take you." "And I will let them if that is what you wish to happen." "That is what I don't want to happen. No one is going to take my Pixie from me." "And no one will I am yours only. but if you wish to share me that is up to you." He chuckled. "I am. ..”I interrupted her; “I’m not telling you that you should give up your friends, I said I want nothing to do with you because of your choice of friends. I will not go to a dog show with you if you are a friend of the class slut.”She started tearing up, and I just walked around her and went on my way. I thought that was the end. I was wrong.Later that week I was invited to the Sadie Hawkins Dance by my sister Julie’s best friend Melanie. When we got there I saw Frank and Judy, John and Sally,. That's all there was to it. Every work day for nineteen years and seven months.Here we go again, Nick sighed to himself as he headed up the walk towards the attractive yellow frame house that was next on his route. Actually this particular route was new to Nick, but everything, everybody on it so far had been so much like the old familiar places and faces that it didn't seem to make much difference. He'd asked for a new route to ease the boredom, but it hadn't worked. Maybe it's time I looked. Not the way I love you, but he’s such a huge part of my life. It’s difficult. Difficult to explain, because I’m not sure I understand it myself.” “It’s okay, Beth; I think we’re going to be okay. We’ll need time; there are some things we’ll need to work through…” “No, but you need to understand! There are two amazing, incredible men in my life – I don’t deserve either of them, but I love them both very much.” She looked at him for a moment, biting her lip, trying to figure out how to explain..