This next encounter was going to mark the halfway point. This was going to be trip number five, leaving me with just five more. I had to be careful to...not waste any. So far, all of my trips back had been pretty perfect, and I had no regrets. I decided to go through all of my social media accounts and write down every girl that was even in contention at this point. As I tried to narrow things down, I stopped on my friend Allie. As I mentioned, I made a lot of great female friends during college,. "But should you not begoing ere my maids catch you here?" Bah. They will know soon enough we will wed by noon. So up, you, andbe ready to celebrate. For this day I will make you my own lady, torule Roseland in my absence. And this night, I'll make you wife, andmayhap mother," he grinned as he glanced down at her trim belly."If last night did not do the trick," he added with a boyish grin."Off, you ape," she leapt up to shove him back toward the door. "Letyou forget to even fetch the priest. ‘They will disown us if they found out.’ tears were already coming to her eyes. He was at the point where he didn’t give a fuck if they knew, he wanted them to know, he was sick of hiding her, but he could never tell her, she had this irrational fear of her father and a desperate need for his love and approval. He was selfish, but he could not stand to see her so afraid. He pulled back a little but still holding her hips tight to him. ‘If you wont tell your father to fuck off and give me. Remember in Star Wars when Han Solo asks Luke, ‘You think a princess and a guy like me…?’ It worked out pretty well for him. Of course, this wasn’t a movie. Real life doesn’t always have a happy ending. That thought was pushed away as I popped a caffeine pill and chugged some Gatorade before pulling my PT uniform on and heading out the door. The day passed pretty quickly after that. I did PT, went home, showered , ate a quick breakfast, then it was off to class. My painting class seemed.