Chapter 29In the next five or six weeks they saw a lot of each other. Rachael seemed to deal well with missing an evening of writing once in a while. He was exhibiting great self-restraint to show her he meant everything he said. Not having to deal with the threat of becoming s****l put her more at ease. They were growing close in a very special way. They relaxed together and did and said things only accepting couples shared. Yet, one day, she would have to face the fact he'd want to take the relationship farther. The thought filled her with unease and age-old guilt. “Why can't I sort out my feelings?” she asked herself one day. “Was I meant to not understand any of this?”
To keep a balance in the relationship, Matthew took her to meet several of his friends who invited them over for dinn
