Ben
I felt good during the morning setup. Paul had been talking about Shelley, and I was beginning to wonder if he saw something more in her. You know, more than just dating BS, and all the crap that went with it. Not that I hated dating, I didn't. But the extra effort you needed to make could be annoying if you were tired, or if you'd had an exhausting week. Chocolates, flowers, a gazillion I love you—it was all great until reality hit and the love bubble wore off. You had to come back down to earth sometime. But he was high as a kite, singing as he placed the mats down. He sounded icky.
With Lindsey, I always felt the love bubble, and the only crucial annoyance was the cheating thing. It was her word against my belief about the whole damn thing. It was a belief that I'd locked into my
