The shirt he was holding slipped to the floor as his thoughts turned inward to that day. The little café in Rio with the red exterior was...

He was torn now. He had wanted someone to spend eternity with him. He was so tired of watching the others debaucheries. Court no longer...

She moved to the tubs edge and trailed her fingers thru the satin soft petals. The swirls rippled beneath the surface in perfect circles.

There was nothing she could’ve done to change things. Somehow she knew this was where she would wind up. She almost believed it was her...