Taming a Beast

01.
Coming home and answering questions of where I've been wasn't exactly something I'd like to make a past time out of.
02.
I had never been happier.
03.
"I think it's time I tell you something I've never told anybody."
04.
"I'm so glad you're mine."
05.
Had I really almost told him I loved him?
06.
"We've got a bit of a problem."
07.
There was a first time for everything, I suppose.
08.
"If it’s not love, it’s a very strong feeling that will eventually turn into love."
09.
The time for step one of my plan to be completed was coming close.
10.
I heard another explosion, another mutant ramming in the door, both reminders that I needed to do this.
11.
For all we knew, this would be our last moment together.
12.
I looked up at Melissa's house, drawing a breath before approaching her front door.
13.
Then, things started to go horribly wrong.
14.
Then, he took off through the brush.
15.
He continued on throughout the night.
16.
"Which would you rather have-- calm before the storm, or a constant thunderstorm?"
17.
May the search begin.
18.
I felt like him remembering his first love was only going to lead to worse things.
19.
It hit me harder than initially finding them together did.
20.
For once, I was convinced my prayers had been answered.
21.
I find myself facing a building I thought I had said goodbye to many years ago.
22.
"How does this work? I mean, us."