“Just move on from people quicker than usual. Don’t stay long enough to let them hurt you. Look, if you’d been with your boyfriend for say, a mo...th instead of four years, do you think he would have been anything but loyal?” “That was just one guy though,” Marianne argued. “What if there is someone out there that I can live happily ever after with? If I stay a singleton, I’ll never find out.” Ryan laughed. “Look, this is your problem. You’re hung up on the idea of Mr. Right, when in actual. .. All right. I'll come with you. Does your friend have a part in it?"Not this time. I think six is still a good time for me to pick you up. Does it work for you?"Yes -- six is fine."See you then." He pressed the button to disconnect the call.Brian rang the bell at the bungalow and again Kaycee answered. "Hi, Brian. Come in." He stepped into the living room. Sitting on the sofa was a powerful-looking Black man. "This is Dug," Kaycee said. "He's a linebacker on the football team." Hi," Brian. Of course, I needed to talk to Jennifer to find out what her plans were for Christmas break. Despite the cost and the distance, I was determined to go, if at all possible. I’d find out from Jennifer on Sunday what her parents had to say.Bethany leaned over and whispered, “Let’s room together on the ski trip!” with a smirk.“Bethany! I thought we had an agreement! And Mr. Grathwohl is unlikely to allow it!” I chuckled.She just smiled at me. I wondered if she could actually keep her promise to. Getting up we headed out the door. Opening the door to my apartment, we walked in and I told him to make himself at home, has I put on some coffee. Sitting down at the table I was finally able to get a good look at Darren. He had dirty blond hair and sapphire blue eyes. He did not look to be no older than sixteen. It now made sense to me that the bartender carded him when I ordered him a beer. After some idle talk and finishing our coffee, I showed him to my sons’ room and told him he could.