Shannon did become more openly flirty after the night out with her old friends. I realized she must have been holding back her nature when we were first dating, and I was careful not to look jealous. Sometimes it was hard. One night a bartender she was flirting with asked her for her number right in front of me. She told him she'd be back soon enough and maybe he'd get it next time. Another night I had an old friend visit from out of town. He's a charmer, and she took a liking to him. I felt like a third wheel much of the night as I watched her sit near him and giggle at his jokes. At the end of the evening she kissed him good night and made him promise he would stay with me next time he was in town so she could see more of him.
While her flirting sometimes concerned me, the truth was I r
