I waited anxiously for the door to open. I shouldn't have come, and I knew it. The problem was I didn't want to settle for something casual with Rebecca. I wanted more than that. After what she said today, I felt confident she wanted more too. I was used to getting what I wanted, and I couldn't forgive myself if I didn't at least try to talk to her about it.

So I waited, like a dog at someone's back door, to be let inside. When I finally heard someone shuffle to the door, ...