Five
I’M AT MY DESK THE next morning, still basking in the glow of my first date with Helen.
When I dropped her off at her apartment, I walked her to the door and made the sign of the cross on her forehead again, then kissed the spot. “Good night, my darling,” I said. I started to turn away when she pulled me back to her. She looked around, then pulled me down into a kiss. After a few moments, she pulled away and looked up at me.
“Tom,” she said breathlessly. “I trust you enough to kiss me and not go too far.”
“I just don’t want to take any chances.”
Helen put her arms around my neck. “I know. And I want you to know something too. I’m committed. I got caught up in things that first night. I won’t allow myself to do that again. I love you too much. I love us too much.”
I smiled. “Well
