"I know, Dad. I know! And I am very proud to have you as my Dad."He must have seen my pain. "Son, it's my time. I have no regrets. I've lived a good l...ife." Well, I'm sorry, Dad. I wanted to spend more time with you. I am so sorry, Dad." You have a life to live too and that's what you have to do. You were always with me Joe."I saw tears come to his eyes too. I put my hand on his white hair and stroked his head."Joe, live to be happy. Have no regrets. We have that right. The right to be happy.... Finally, our floor number comes and we walk down the hall to the room. I can feel my heartbeat race as I use the key card to unlock the door. She pulls her jacket off and lets it fall to the floor as I pull her in for another passionate kiss. This shouldn't feel this good. I shouldn't want this.We make our way through the sitting room and fall onto the first bed, leaving the second that was meant for him empty. She lets my hands roam her body as I slide them up her top. Her skin is soft and. I bad gone in a minute or so ahead of her, so when she came in no one knew we were together.She was almost 6ft tall with long legs, with the heels she towered over most of the people there, and was very noticeable. The plan was for me to go into a booth and she would follow me in after walking around the store a bit. we would start making out with the door open and see where it went from there. I found a booth across from the theater room and after I put a movie on I settled in waiting for. He hoped he wasn't planning to be the focus of any of Merie's efforts."Anyway, as I was saying," Merie continued. "It is perfectly justifiable for you to be distrusting to a certain extent. It's perfectly understandable that you have wanted to insulate yourself from pain and heartache. It's not healthy but it is understandable. The same is true for me. But I am happier than I've been in a long time. You seem to be too. Or at least you did until I saw you tonight. Tonight, you looked completely.