This was why people got mated Rehv suddenly thought. Fuck the sex and the social position. If they were smart they did it to make a house that had no walls and an invisible roof and a floor that no could walk on-and yet the structure was a shelter no storm could blow down no match could torch up no passage of years could degrade.That was when it hit him. A mated bond like that helped you through shit nights like this.

The truth was...he was in love with her. Totally over-the-line no-going-back not-even-dead-would-he-part kind of shit.

I What are you saying Zsadist she stammered even though shed heard every word.He glanced back down at the pencil in his hand and then turned to the table. Flipping the spiral notebook to a new page he bent way over and labored on top of the paper for quite a while. Then he ripped the sheet free.His hand was shaking as he held it out. Its messy.Bella took the paper. In a childs uneven block letters there were three words I LOVE YOUHer lips flattened tight as her eyes stung. The handwriting got wavy and then disappeared.Maybe you cant read it he said in a small voice. I can do it over.She shook her head. I can read it just fine. Its beautiful.I dont expect anything back. I mean I know that you dont feel that for me anymore. But I wanted you to know. Its important that you knew.

You never knew the last time you were seeing someone. You didnt know when the last argument happened or the last time you had sex or the last time you looked into their eyes and thanked God they were in your life.After they were goneThat was all you thought about.Day and night.

Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy he thought. For the price of admission you get a splitting headache a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder and an inferiority complex. Yippee.