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it all worth it.” He explained.
    “Not at the expense of other people.” I argued.
    “Why not? They would do it to you.”
    “You have to be better than them. They steal momentary pleasure here and there, wherever they can get it. You, on the other hand, you have the ability to save up all of your little moments and trade them in for one big moment. If you are patient, God will give you whatever you desire.”
    “Whatever I desire?” He asked
    “Anything:”
    “So, how did Kenny get to be so lucky as to have you?”
    “Allen, it’s true, I love Kenny with all my heart. But you, I feel that I could love you for all my life. I could love you until time itself just ran out. I don’t know why God brought Kenny and me together, but I have to believe that it is for a good reason and I don’t want to do anything to jeopardize that. Still, I believe that you will find all the happiness that you deserve.”
    “Why were you crying when I came in?” he asked, on a seemingly different note.
    “I was worried about you.”
    “You must cry a lot at home then, being married to Kenny. I know he goes out intoxicated quite often.”
    “I stopped crying over Kenny a long time ago.”
    “Why?”
    “Because he is going to do what he wants to do anyway. I may as well save all of my tears for something more meaningful,” I assured him.   
    “You think I’m worth crying over?”
    “Yes - until you show me that you are going to do what you want to do regardless of what’s right or wrong. The fact that you came back just shows me that you know right from wrong and that you are considerate enough to know when someone cares about your well-being.”
    “If you were my wife, you would never cry. I would make sure you never felt any pain. I would make it my life’s work to keep you happy.”
    “I appreciate that, Allen. But you should be focusing that energy on Lisa,” I reminded him.
    “I’ve tried. Lisa doesn’t want that kind of attention. She wants to run things. She wants to be the man, the bread winner, the boss. She won’t let me do anything for her.”
    “She let you take her to her parents’ house this week. Why didn’t she just take her car?” I asked, curious.
    “She hasn’t been doing well. Her use of her legs has been diminishing for some time now and she can hardly get around, let alone drive.”
    “Why haven’t you all told anyone? Is there anything that can be done?”
    “No. She’s been going to the doctor for tests. They don’t know anything yet.”
    “I’ll keep her in my prayers,” I assured him.
    “Do that.”
    “Well, I need to get on the phone and try to get a flight out of here in the morning and you need to get some rest.”
    “What time is your meeting?”
    “It’s at 12:00pm. If I miss this meeting, it will spell disaster for my business,” I told him.
    “If I have to, I’ll drive you to LA. I’ll do anything I can to make sure you succeed in your business.”
    It was at that moment that I realized that this is the man I should be with. He just said the magic phrase. He just showed me the faith he had in me. This wasn’t about love, money, feelings, emotions, Tahoes, or Mercedes. This was about someone believing in you. This man believed in me and it just made him the sexiest man in the world.
    I walked over to the chair where he was sitting and took a much needed hug. I laid my head helplessly on his strong strapping shoulder and squeezed him as tightly as my petite arms would let me. He reached around my small back with his massive arms and reciprocated a deep and sensual hug, practically lifting me off the ground as he stood up to make the hug sincere. As he lifted up, I felt something pressing into my stomach that felt like raw steel. It was huge and rock-hard. I pulled away faster than a Catholic teenage virgin the night before her wedding. I was afraid of what I was feeling, literally and emotionally. This thing was happening way too fast for me and we were in way