Sally's boyfriend would come to the house whilst I was at work and the girls were at school or playgroup to begin with, but then he started staying at...weekends. Sally would say that I would have to go out, so I went to a cheap guest house whilst her new boyfriend, Mark, stayed in the house, in my bed. Mark was the young rugby player, very muscular and 5 years younger than Sally. I asked Sally what the girls thought about another man being in the house and she told me that they really liked him. .."Why couldn't they just want to kill me?" you sigh, wiping the blood off your sword as you walk away from one such encounter. That would indeed be a much easier fate, thanks to recent developments amongst the world's deities.About two-hundred human years ago, a new generation of Gods appeared on the scene, quickly pushing the Old Ones out of the way in terms of popularity. They did this by offering the mortals of the land tangible assistance: none of this "working in mysterious ways" nonsense. Could she really bethat dumb? "What's your point?" My point is, my so-called best friend is making a play for my girlfriend." Oh." Louise watched them for a moment and then nodded. "I think you'reright. But that's what happens when you walk out on your girlfriend andmake her think you're having second thoughts about the relationship. Youcan't blame her." I'm not doing that. That's Emma's doing. I just want to be a man againand have Jill back. I realise now that I love her very much and I'vebeen. You’re still using excuses. Just what is it going to take to get you to understand that?”I listened, disheartened, as she spat out her opinion.“I don’t know, Gabrielle. I just don’t know what comes next for me. If you’ve got any suggestions, I’m happy to hear them. I think I’m a lot happier now than I was before. I’m doing something I enjoy and I’m working with people I respect. I’m trying like hell to be a better person. I’ve shaken off the bitterness and anger, I think. I’ve tried to.