"The roses are beautiful, the bets so artful... "The grass should be trimmed, you need to edge... "We need to do something there..." A tree there..."A...s she talked I knew I had captured the sweet girl, knew that it would be impossible for her to walk away from what she'd always wanted to do. "C'mon," I finally said, "I'm starving, let's go eat." But... I haven't seen over there," she said pointing, "I'll have to draw the layout, the positions of everything if I'm going to..." I have a shelf full. And I know for a fact that your mother really loves you. She has a soft spot for you in her heart." And I really love her," I replied like it was so obvious.Isabelle flashed a gracious smile. "She really loves you is what I'm trying to say. Let me ask you a question; what if I said that you were the reason she has trouble dating?" I'd have a hard time believing that," I replied. "I mean, I've always been supportive of her and encouraged her to try and date more often. Heck, I even used my only. "Denise I..." You need some privacy right now. Call me if you need me." That seems to be pretty often." I enjoyed last night almost as much as you did. Any time you want someone to hold you close, I'm your gal." Thanks Denise, I don't know how to..." No need," smiled the blonde bravely, holding back the tears, "next time the coffee's on you."With that, she turned and left to avoid letting Lynn see her heartache. Lynn's heart was filled with love and gratitude for this wonderful woman with whom. He had realized how much he had missed out, and I realized that I was free of the past.“Good luck, David. I truly hope that you find love.” I got up and walked away. I didn’t look back.I stopped at a street vendor and ordered a gyro, the best-tasting one I’d ever eaten. I walked back to my apartment nibbling on it and sipping the water I’d purchased with it. Even the water tasted better. I skipped up the stairs of my building, and I didn’t wait for the elevator.I rounded the corner of floor six.