Of course, my tacked-on engagement announcement was an afterthought, and through no fault of Nathan’s, kind of complicated things and that awkwardly... But that was just too damn bad. I’d done it, made my unexpected, and that unexpected even by me, announcement to register my only slightly less than outright anger at Selena’s slighting of me when she greeted the other guy as her daddy and actually and actively and consciously, as I saw things, ignored me and my woman.We’d come in separate cars.. But I didn't want to leave them alone, so I just hung out quietly in my spot across the fire from them. after a bit it seemed as though the two of them kind of forgot I was there. They were really having some good conversations among themselves, laughing and acting like a couple teenagers. I have to say, I was oddly getting turned on seeing someone pay her so much attention, and even more so, seeing her flirt with someone right in front of me. A song came on I really liked, so I turned up the. The sword I'd grabbed was barely enough to keep the creature at a distance and I was truly grateful to Mage Roxanne who'd taken it upon herself to teach me the rudiments of swordplay as I at least could attempt to attack various points of weakness I could see, though mostly at the moment that was the creature's eyes. I was also using telekinesis to send any available small object hurling at the Yaoguai to weaken it so that I could get in some sort of disabling blow.The real killing blow came. I don't know that past Nancy, but I know you, and God knows how much we care for each other. As one we will get through this. With our friends, and family's help, you will beat this," he said confidently. "Nancy we will find a counselor along with a local chapter of Narcotics Anonymous. You will never be alone again, you have my word." Dave said with resoluteness tempered with love.She nodded, and squeezed him hard. They held each other for the longest time. "Nancy, let's go back to our.