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my fault.  I dragged you into this.  I am very sorry Allison, but I really have no idea what to do.  She is acting crazy, and that scares me.”  Rick was desperate to make her understand that he needed her.
    “I know,” Allison stood up and went around the table.  “Let’s go and watch some TV, I had enough of Monica for tonight.”
    They cleaned up after dinner, and walked into the living room together.  Rick left the lights off, and pointed to the comfortable sofa in front of the TV.
    “Allison?” he asked.  The man had been worried about her since they had learned that it was Monica harassing them both.  It did not matter that she wasn’t talking about it, Rick could easily gauge her fear, as it was palpable.
    Allison sighed.  She turned to look at him, “Rick, I am okay.  I was just thinking.”  She had been doing a lot of that in the last couple of weeks since she had learned about Monica and her relationship with Rick had become more serious.  She was still afraid of her own feelings, but Allison was starting to come to terms with them.  She knew that her behavior was concerning him, though.
    Rick’s gaze dropped to her hands.  She was holding them in front of her as a kind of protection against whatever was scaring her.  He moved towards Allison then, and reached out his hands with a soft smile on his face, “Can I?” he asked softly.
    “Of course,” was her answer, and Rick smiled once again, as his hands covered hers.
    “Hey there,” he exclaimed excitedly.  “There is nothing in this world that could separate us now that we have found each other.  I don’t know where this will bring us, but Allison, what I know is the fact that Monica, or anyone else for the matter, will not be able to keep us apart.  I like you very much, and want to get to know you better.”
    Allison smiled at his words.  She loved seeing how excited Rick was about this, about them together.  She knew that there would not be any problem between the two of them.  Monica was the one she was most concerned about.  She was kind of cold and distant, while acting all caring and obsessed.  It bothered her, but she didn’t feel like bringing it up with Rick.
    He pulled her into a hug, “How are you feeling, Allison?  Do you need anything?”
    She rolled her eyes at him, “I am fine, Rick.  You don’t need to mother me.”
    Rick smiled, “I just want to help, especially since I am the one causing the problem.”
    “Don’t say that.  You are not to blame for the actions of that woman.  And I know that you want to help me, it is just that I don’t have an idea how to do so.”
    “What would you say, if we just forget about it and watch some bad TV?”
    “Because it is a little geeky does not make it bad.” 
    Rick snickered, “Don’t be so dramatic.”  He reached for the TV remote, and laughed at her fake angry face.
    “Oh Rick, you are... you are something else.”
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Chapter 2
    “They say I am obsessed with Rick, but I see it as taking what is rightfully mine.  It is not about sex or even love and romance, no, he is mine and no one else is going to have him.  Those feelings inside me are becoming more demanding and seem endless – I cannot fight them.”  Monica’s Diary .
    The next day after work, Allison felt a strange craving for popcorn.  Funny or not, it often happened that she would go out to the store for something as trivial as ice cream or popcorn.  She needed very little to be happy and many times, food was bringing her some relief after a stressful day.
    Monica was still sending messages and calling her, and Allison could see that things were escalating.  The messages were becoming more personal, filled with small details, which showed that the woman was watching her every move.  It was unnerving, it was scary, and most of all it was making Allison fear about her relationship with Rick.
    Everything between them was great at the moment, but