ARIA It has been a week now. I have not seen Erin. It has been a week now. I have been thinking about Erin and all my being and thoughts have been consumed by the feel of her. It has been a week now since I avoided Erin. I sat at my vanity mirror, staring at my reflection and trying to mentally make myself feel good. "She doesn't need me around, she is dealing other pressing issues, her daughter is fighting for her life and she doesn't need the complication that comes with me around her" I whispered to myself, staring at myself in the mirror. "She is better off without me there, she needs to be there for her daughter and me going there will only further complicate…." I was still caught up in my thoughts when the door flung open and Alex walked in, he had a weary look on, he has a

