“What, the English countryside?” Jill teased him, gesturing with her free arm.Chris laughed and squeezed his arms tighter around Jill. “Idiot! N...o, not this,” mimicking Jill’s gesture towards the countryside. “You. I’ll miss you. You know, being together as a couple, all the time.”Even in the low lighting, I could see the wistful look on Chris’s face. “I’ve loved all this, being together all of the time, as a proper couple. It’s going to be hard for me, seeing you go back to Dave at the end of. Pretty much the average everyday man. He had to travel way too much and was sick of the standard hotels with lousy room service and grumpy help at the front desk. So when a two week assignment crossed his desk, he was determined to find something different for a place to stay. Where he was headed was somewhat remote. It was a smaller town and the nearest hotel was more than twenty miles away. Finally, he checked a few ads and came up with a home with a room to rent. For less than the price of a. Then again, everyone knew the consequences of talking in public about forbidden subjects. Any speculation that might have been out there was suppressed out of fear.Despite the huge hole in our lives, Wendy and I still had each other to lean on. One night, less than a week prior to the two-year anniversary of my arrival in China, a critical point was reached.It was just before bedtime; Wendy had already tucked herself in under the covers. The light in the bedroom was turned off, although the. " Me too, but we have to be strong for each other. If I want to make Varsity, I have to take off this weight and I have a way to go. Besides, I'm tired of people laughing at me behind my back." I think you're pretty." I think you're delusional ... but sweet."Kyle was happy Tara couldn't see him. Since he hadn't just been running, he wouldn't have been able to use the exertion as an excuse. His face was red, but not from running.It was just about dark and Damon Best knew he did not have much.