A few hours later, the sun cut through the glass of the windows,
illuminating the faces of Josh and Donna. They were still in the same
positions. Donna slowly opened her eyes at the sun's insistence. Then she
looked down at a sleeping Josh. She wondered if he even found peace in his
dreams. Beneath her gaze, he began to stir. He slowly opened one eye and
then the other. He smiled slightly, as he tilted his head upward to look at
her. Then he slowly removed his head from her shoulder and sat up straight.

Donna smiled at him. "Good morning."

Josh returned the smile. "Mornin', Donna."

She gestured to him to look outside. "It stopped snowing."

Josh's eyes followed her gesture. "Yeah, it did. What do you say we get
out of here?"

Donna nodded with a grin. "I say let's go."

Josh and Donna stood up and thanked the old man who still sat behind the
counter. They stepped outside and were very happy that it was now
considerably warmer. They began their walk to the cabin. The walk was a
rather short one and they arrived quickly. Josh was surprised to see that
there were no cars in the driveway. "Where is everyone?" He asked.

Donna shrugged without a word and followed Josh up the stairs to the
front door. He found the hidden spare key and let them inside. Donna's eyes
widened at how nice the cabin was. "This place is beautiful, Josh." The cabin
had a huge stone fireplace and the couches was made of rich leather. There
was a full kitchen off to the side, another large room with a TV, and four
bedrooms that were off of that room.

Josh looked at Donna's eyes wide with amazement and smiled. "Yeah, my
buddy Mike has good taste...And a doctor's paycheck."

Donna smiled at him. "I think I like him already."

Josh grinned. "Down girl, he's married."

Donna grinned at him, glad that he hadn't lost his sense of humor because
of the night's events. She playfully hit his arm. "Joshua! That is not what I
meant...You don't have any unmarried doctor friends though, do you?"

Josh shook his head with a laugh and then changed the subject. "So how
does this place compare with the cabin you stayed in as a kid?"

Donna chuckled. "It doesn't. The place we rented was about as big as
this living room."

Josh's eyebrows raised. "Wow, you must have always had someone's foot in
your face while you slept."

Donna laughed and nodded. "Pretty much."

Silence fell between them, before Donna spoke again. "So where do you
think your friends are?"

Josh shrugged. "I don't know. My guess is that they decided not to come
up this weekend because of the snow."

Donna's eyes narrowed at him. "But wouldn't they have called to tell you
that before you left?"

Josh nodded and spoke hesitantly. "Yeah, they may have left me a message
on my answering machine. I kind of forgot to check it before I left."

Donna sighed at him in irritation. "Do you mean to tell me that we walked
miles through the cold and snow and slept in a convenience store all night
for nothing?!"

Josh looked at her seriously and shook his head. "I wouldn't say that
last night was all for nothing."

Donna nodded with a soft smile, her anger now subsided. "You're right, it
wasn't."

Josh looked away from her and changed his tone. "Plus, now we have this
whole cabin to ourselves. Let's try to have some fun. Do you want to go for
a walk?"

Donna smiled at him. "Not particularly, we just finished walking."

Josh laughed. "True. So what do you want to do?"

Donna thought for a moment. "Well, considering the fact that all I've had
to eat in the last twelve hours is a Kit Kat bar and some crushed Cheetos,
I'd like to have some food."

Josh slapped his hands together. "Coming right up. I’ll prepare you
breakfast to make up for everything I've put you through because of my
absentmindedness."

Donna looked at him warily. "You are going to cook?"

Josh nodded. "Yeah, why not?"

"Because cooking to you, Josh, has always meant throwing a TV dinner into
the oven."

Josh smiled at her. "True, but I also make a mean Pop Tart."

Donna laughed. "Okay, go ahead."

Josh walked over to the cabinets in the kitchen and opened them up. He
perused the little food they held. "Looks like Mike doesn't like to keep much
food up here." He reached into the cabinet and refrigerator, removing a few
items. "Okay, we've got peanut butter, Fritos, a half-eaten box of raisins
and three eggs that are one day away from expiring."

Donna laughed at him. "And just what do you think you're going to make
with those?"

Josh grinned. "Why don't you go freshen up and I'll surprise you. Mike's
probably got something you can wear in the bedroom all the way to the right."

Donna nodded and walked out of the room. Josh rubbed his hands together
and looked at the items at his disposal. "A Frito-peanut butter-raisin
omelet, it is then."

A half an hour later, Donna came into the kitchen. She was wearing an
old pair of green sweats that swam on her slim figure and she was towel
drying her blonde hair. Josh's eyes immediately fell upon her, as he
marveled at her beauty even in such a simple outfit. Donna looked at him and
stopped her motion, suddenly aware that Josh's eyes were on her. She smiled
slightly. "I know, I look ridiculous. But it was either this or a ski suit,
so I went with this."

Josh smiled. "Good choice."

Donna walked over to the table that he had set with two plates and
silverware. "So what are we having for breakfast, Chef Josh?"

Josh walked over to her with a frying pan in his hand and placed the food
on her plate. She wrinkled her nose at the unappetizing mush in front of her.
"Um, what is this?"

Josh smiled, as he took his place next to her. "Well, I like to call it
'Josh's Fritonuttersin Omelet.' "

Donna smiled slightly at him. "Interesting name. So this 'omelet' has
Fritos, raisins and peanut butter in it?"

Josh nodded. "Yup. I crushed the Fritos and then I mixed them, the
raisins and the peanut butter in with the egg. Sounds good, doesn't it? Try
some."

Donna slowly cut the 'omelet' with her fork and hesitantly placed it into
her mouth. She began to chew, fighting to keep it from sticking to the roof
of her mouth. Her stomach churned as she swallowed a little of the awful
tasting food. She spoke through her mouthful. "Yum...I love how it crunches
and how it has a chewy consistency...Mmm mmm, good."

Josh tried to contain his laughter. "Really? You like it that much?
Here, have mine too then."

Josh began to reach over to her side of the table, but she quickly held a
hand up, halting his motion. She forced herself to swallow the rest of it
and spoke, "No, no you eat it. I wouldn't want to deprive you of this
delicious breakfast treat. Go ahead, try some."

Josh smiled slightly and reluctantly took a bite. He chewed for what
seemed like minutes, ignoring his urge to spit the food out. He looked at
her with a grin. "Now that is good food."

Donna shook her head and threw her napkin at him. "Liar! You looked like
you were eating a dirty sock."

Josh grinned. "Well, that is what it tasted like."

Donna laughed. "That was the worst thing I've ever put into my mouth.
What were you thinking?!"

Josh shrugged, while grinning. "I was thinking that you'd hate it, but
try to act like you liked it. I wanted to see the look on your face as you
ate it."

Donna shook her head at him while still laughing. "I can't believe you!"

Donna finally stopped laughing enough to ask, "Well, I'm still starving.
Do you think that you can make anything that doesn't taste worst than dirt?"

Josh smiled, walked over to a cupboard and pulled out a small box. "Will
my specialty, Pop Tarts, do?"

Donna nodded with a thankful smile, as she got up and scraped her food
into the sink. "Oh yes, that'll be much better...And after breakfast we can
go skiing."

-*-*-*-*-*-*-

One hour later, Donna was helping Josh back into the cabin, as he leaned
his weight against her. She helped him lie down on the couch. "I'll get an
ice pack...Make that two ice packs."

Josh groaned in pain, as his head fell back on a pillow. Donna returned,
placing an ice pack on his right ankle and another on the top of his head.
She curled up next to him, as she held the ice pack to his head.

"Josh, I can't believe you did this."

Josh shrugged halfheartedly, as Donna continued. "I thought you said were
a good skier."

Josh shook his head, as he turned his eyes to her. "No, no. I never said
good. The words 'I', 'good' and 'skier' have never been linked together by
me. I said I could ski, that's all."

Donna shook her head at him. "If you can't ski well, then why do you come
up here every year?"

Josh smiled slightly. "To hang out with my friends."

"Josh, you sound like a child." Donna smiled at him.

Josh nodded, a moan following out of his mouth. Donna spoke again. "I
don't understand how you hit that tree. I told you to watch out for the
tree...It was even a very small tree...More like a branch sticking out of the
ground."

Josh closed his eyes and sighed. "It seems a lot bigger when it's hitting
you in the face."

Donna smiled, as she silently observed him. He looked very pathetic and
very sweet all at the same time. She just wanted to take care of him. Donna
moved some of his hair aside and ran a hand down his cheek. She whispered
softly to him. "Pitiful is a very good look for you."

Josh smiled, his eyes never opening. "I've had a lot of practice."

Donna laughed, as she continued to watch him, making sure he was as
comfortable as possible.

*-*-*-*-*-*-

The rest of the day passed quickly as Josh and Donna entertained
themselves by talking and watching TV. Josh's injuries had been minor and he
felt much better by evening. His head only slightly ached and his ankle
throbbed occasionally.

They had just finished a very filling dinner of Pop Tarts and Fritos and
were now sitting by the fire Donna had built. Josh was doing the best he
could not to think of the fire in relation to his sister's death. He just
wanted to enjoy its warmth with Donna by his side.

Josh smiled as he revealed two skewers and two marshmallows that he'd
been hiding behind his back when he sat down.

Donna's face lit up. "Oh, you remembered. Thank you."

Josh smiled and handed her a skewer with a marshmallow on it. "It's
actually entirely selfish. I love roasted marshmallows."

Donna smiled sweetly at him. "Nice try, but I saw the sweet guy in you
shining through on that one."

Donna turned away from him and began to roast her marshmallow. Josh was
simply watching her. The glow from the fire had bathed her fair skin and she
looked more beautiful to him than ever before. He was filled with a sudden
urge to know as much about her as he could. "When you were a kid, what did
you want to be when you grew up?"

Donna turned to him, surprised by the question. Josh could see her
surprise, so he added with a grin, "It's just that I can't imagine a little
girl dreaming about becoming the assistant for the Deputy Chief of Staff."

Donna smiled at him. "No, I didn't. When I was a little girl, I always
wanted to be a dancer. I know most little girls dream about being a ballerina
one day and a nurse the next, but it wasn't that way with me. It was
something I always wanted."

Josh noticed a hint of disappointment in her voice. "Then why didn't you
become one?"

Donna spoke sadly. "I hurt my knee in high school, during my 12th year of
ballet. The doctors said I would never be able to dance professionally
because of my injury."

Josh looked at her sympathetically. "I'm sorry, I can see that it meant a
lot to you."

Donna smiled at him and spoke softly. "It did, but working for you has
meant a lot more. I wouldn't trade it for anything."

Josh looked down from her eyes that seemed to be capturing his. He spoke
softly, "I know that I'm not always an easy person to work for and I know
that I have more moods than a mood ring. But I don't know what I'd do
without you, Donna...I hope you know that."

Josh lifted his eyes up and found himself staring straight into Donna's
bright, blue ones. Something came over him in that moment that he was
powerless to fight. He had to kiss her. Josh slowly moved his face closer
to hers and brushed some of her hair back with his hand. His right hand
cupped her cheek, as he moved his lips closer to hers. Donna couldn't have
fought the urge to kiss him if she had wanted to. She eagerly came closer to
him, until their lips met in a soft kiss that was laced with passion. For
those moments, they both surrendered themselves to each other.

They slowly parted and Donna smiled at Josh. She was about to kiss him
again, when he turned his face away from her. He spoke, his voice breaking.
"I can't...I can't do this."

Donna looked at him in confusion. "What? Why?"

Josh ignored her questions and quickly got to his feet. He left the room
without another word, as she called after him. "Josh! Tell me what's wrong!"

Donna lay her head against the couch, as she heard his bedroom door slam.
She could still feel his lips on hers. It was better than she could have
ever imagined...But now he was shutting her out. Donna didn't know what to
think. Was he shutting her out because he had no romantic feelings towards
her and had just gotten caught up in the moment? Or was he afraid to ruin
their friendship by pursuing a romantic relationship?...Or did it run deeper
than that? Did he feel like he could love her, but was too scared that he
would hurt her?...Was his past keeping him from a future with her? Donna
didn't know. She couldn't be sure of anything. Josh had never shown a
romantic interest in her before and she couldn't hope to guess the true
reason he had shut her out.

But Donna hoped against hope that when he had looked into her eyes, he
saw a woman he could love for a lifetime. If he did, then she would do
anything to make that happen...She'd fight the demons of his past for the
chance to be with him if she had to.

-*-*-*-*-*-

Josh lay on his bed, his fingers linked behind his head. He was staring
straight up at the ceiling, his mind racing with a million thoughts.

As soon as his lips had touched hers, he had realized something he had
been denying for far too long. He was in love with Donna, he had been since
the first time he had laid eyes upon her. He had just been too scared to let
himself realize it until now.

However, his fear had only worsened with this realization. If he loved
Donna, then he had to do everything in his power to stay away from her. He
knew what his kind of love could do. It put pain in people's hearts, an
emptiness in their souls. He had never loved anyone as much as he loved his family, yet he had somehow managed to shatter them into shadows of themselves. He hadn't loved like that ever
again, he couldn't take that chance. The feelings that he had for Donna were
the strongest he'd ever felt and that's why he knew that he couldn't risk
loving her. He wouldn't hurt her the way he'd hurt the rest. It didn't even
matter if she returned his feelings for her or not...This wasn't her choice,
it was his.

Josh closed his eyes, as he realized that he may have just denied himself
his only chance at happiness.

-*-*-*-*-*-

Josh avoided Donna until the next morning. When he finally came out of
his bedroom, he passed her without a word. Josh walked to the telephone,
picked up the receiver and asked the operator for the number of a tow truck
company. He proceeded to dial the phone number, told them the approximate
whereabouts of his car and made arrangements for it to be towed to the cabin
with a new tire. When he had finished, he spoke to Donna without looking at
her. "We'll be leaving as soon as the car arrives."

Donna looked at him with surprise. She hadn't expected him to end the
weekend so soon. They still had all of Sunday to spend together. She just
wished that he would talk to her. Donna wanted to understand why he was
shutting her out. If she knew his reasons then she'd be able to deal with
her feelings for him better. As things were now, she was left feeling only
rejected and confused.

Josh was about to walk back into his bedroom, when Donna's voice stopped
him. "Josh, please tell me what's going on. I promise I'll try to
understand. Just please stop shutting me out, I can't stand it."

Josh spoke in a flat voice, while purposely avoiding her eyes. "Be ready
to go as soon as the car gets here."

Donna's eyes flared at him. Josh walked to his room and shut the door,
but Donna yelled at him anyway. "Don't do that, Josh! Don't treat me like I
am just some employee that you can tell what to do whenever you please!...I
am more than that to you!"

Josh leaned his head against the door, as he slammed his eyes shut and
fought to ignore her pleading voice.

The car arrived a few hours later and they left without another word
passing between them. Silence filled the car ride home and only a simple,
"I'll see you tomorrow at work," was uttered by Josh as Donna entered her
apartment.

-*-*-*-*-*-

Josh had spent the rest of the day trying to rid himself of any thoughts
of Donna. He knew that he was hurting her right now and he hated that. But
he also knew that this pain was better than the pain he could cause by loving
her. He just hoped that there was someway they could maintain their friendship and playful work
relationship.

Josh walked over to her desk and stood beside it. He decided to tease her
in his usual way in hopes of achieving some level of comfort between them.
He smiled, as he picked up her half-eaten blueberry muffin. "Every morning
it's the same kind of muffin. Have you ever considered throwing caution to
the wind and sampling a chocolate chip one?"

Donna did not meet his eyes. She simply lifted her hand, took the muffin
from him and put it back in its place. "Sam said he wanted to speak with you
as soon as you came in. Don't forget about your 10 o'clock with O'Brien and
your 11:30 with Yates."

Josh's eyes widened at her, surprised at the coldness in her voice. He
spoke softly. "Donna, please don't let what happened between us-..."

Donna cut his sentence off, as she finally met his eyes. "Don't think
that you can act like I am nothing more than your employee one moment and
then joke with me like I am your friend the next. You made it clear how you
feel I should be treated yesterday, don't expect me to treat you any
differently...Sam's waiting."

Josh was struck silent by her words. He hadn't expected her to react
this way. He valued their friendship more than anything and now he feared he
had managed to lose that, too. Not knowing what to say or do, Josh simply
walked away from her.

He entered Sam's office and sat down across from him. "What did you want
to see me about?"

Sam looked up from his paperwork and smiled at him. "So how did it go
with Donna this weekend?"

Josh rolled his eyes and responded harshly. "Is that all you think about?
Isn't there something more important you have to do? This country's got more
problems than I can count and all you can think about is me and Donna."

Sam's eyes widened at him. "That bad, huh?"

Josh ran a hand down his face, as he sunk back into the chair. "Worse. I
really screwed up this time."

"What happened?" Sam asked.

Josh shook his head at him. "I think I've managed to lose the best thing
in my life. I think I ruined my friendship with Donna."

"How did you do that?" Sam asked with concern.

Josh waved a dismissive hand at him, unwilling to relate the details. "It
doesn't matter...I just have to find a way to make things right between us
again."

Josh was about to get up and leave, when Sam spoke again. "She got you to
open up, didn't she? And now you're scared. Look, you've always been
stubborn as hell and you almost never listen to me, but I've got to say this
anyway. You're going to regret it every day for the rest of your life if you
let her get away, Josh...Don't make that mistake."

Josh didn't know what to say to Sam. He knew he was right, but couldn't
admit it. Josh sighed at his friend, before getting up and leaving the room.

-*-*-*-*-*-

Hours later, Donna walked into Josh's office and placed a few phone
messages on his desk. "Here are your messages. Senator Ford wants you to get
back to him as soon as possible, says it's urgent."

Donna turned on her heel to leave, but Josh's voice stopped her.
"Wait...Please."

Donna turned back around to face him. Josh got up from his chair and
closed his door. Then he went to stand in front of her. He spoke softly to
her. "I hate the way you look at me now, Donna...I hate the coldness in your
every word. I'm sorry I hurt you, that's the last thing I ever wanted to do."

Donna slowly lifted her eyes to meet his. "Then why did you push me away
like that, Josh?"

Josh ran a hand through his hair, as he thought of his next words. He
wanted so badly to tell her of his feelings, but nothing, not even Sam's
words, had helped him overcome his fears. The only thing he knew that he had
to do was save their friendship. "Donna, you are one of the best friends that
I have. You've always been there when I need you...You proved that this
weekend more than ever before...And that's why I knew that kiss was a...a
mistake. If we pursued a romantic relationship and it didn't work out, then
our friendship might never be the same. I couldn't risk losing what we have,
I couldn't risk losing you...That's why I reacted the way I did."

Donna swallowed around the lump in her throat. He had confirmed what she
had hoped wasn't true. He didn't have any romantic feelings for her, he
thought of her as only a friend. She struggled to speak, all hope for a
future with him lost. "Well, I guess that explains it then. You're right, we
never should have kissed. We're friends and coworkers, that's all we'll ever
be." Donna finished her sentence with a crack in her voice. She met his
eyes one last time, before turning around and leaving.

Josh sank into the nearest chair and leaned his head against its back.
He knew that he had just made a big mistake. The eyes of the woman who had
just looked up at him held more than a love born of friendship, they held the
love he'd always been missing.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-

It was 2:30 in the morning when he knocked on her door and 2:33 by the
time she finally answered it.

A sleepy and surprised Donna opened the door up to reveal Josh. "Josh?
What are you doing here? Do you have any idea what time it is?"

Josh shook his head, as he walked past her into the apartment. "Actually,
I have no idea what time it is. I just started walking when I left my office
at 9 o'clock and I ended up here."

Donna closed the door and came closer to him. There was something
different about him. She couldn't put her finger on it, but something had
definitely changed. "Is something wrong? Did something happen?"

Josh smiled softly and nodded. "Yeah, something happened. I realized what
an idiot I've been."

Donna's eyes widened at him and then she grinned. "Well, you didn't have
to come all the way over here to tell me that...I've always known."

Donna waited for him to smile at her joke, but he never did. Instead,
his eyes remained serious as he closed the distance between them. "I'm not
kidding, Donna. I've been so stupid. All of this time, you've been right in
front of me and I was too scared to even notice."

Donna swallowed slowly, as she felt her throat begin to close up. Was he
saying what she thought he was saying?

Donna began slowly, hoping that she wouldn't come crashing down to
reality once again. "What are you trying to say, Josh?"

Josh came even closer to her and placed his hand on her cheek, as he
captured her eyes with his. He rubbed his thumb in circles, as he spoke in a
voice just above a whisper. "I'm trying to say that I love you, Donna...That
I've always been in love with you. I was just too afraid to admit it to myself."

Donna's mouth hung open at him and she was at a loss for words. Her
hopes and dreams had never allowed her to actually believe those words to be
possible.

Josh smiled at her as he continued. "Not what you expected me to say,
huh? A lot of things changed for me this weekend because of you, Donna. I
let go of the guilt that I've been carrying around for so long. You helped
me do that. And as I spent more and more time with you, I realized that my
feelings ran deeper than friendship...They always had, I had just denied them
for so long. That kiss made me realize that I was in love with you, Donna,
and that scared me to death. I didn't think that I could love you without
hurting you...That's what my past did to me."

Donna was still in shock, but managed to speak a few words. "What made
you change your mind?"

Josh smiled at her. "You did. Sam tried to get me to listen, but he just
didn't have everything I needed. But when I looked into your eyes this
afternoon, I saw love in them. I'd never seen a woman look at me with that
in her eyes before...And that's when I knew that I couldn't lose you...That's
when I realized that love is a risk worth taking. Pain comes with love,
there's no denying that. But so does happiness and that's worth fighting for.
I think that my sister and my parents were better for having been loved by
me and I know that I am better for having been loved by them...I wanted that
for you and me...I love you, Donna."

Josh finished talking and smiled at her. He wiped at a tear on her cheek
with his thumb and then added. "Well, look at that. I think I finally found
a way to render you speechless."

Donna laughed through her tears and then shook her head. She had finally
found her words and spoke them softly. "I just can't believe that you're
standing here saying these words to me. I never let myself believe it could
happen. I've loved you for a long time, Joshua Lyman...Ever since the first time I saw you. I know that
might sound unbelievable, but when I saw you I just knew. I knew you were
the guy that would grate on my last nerve one moment and make my heart race
the next. You were handsome, intelligent, funny and unattainable to me...I
never thought you'd be able to see me as anything more than your friend...I'm
just glad you finally did. I love you, too, Josh." Donna concluded with a
crack in her voice.

Josh smiled widely, as he let the words sink in. He had never felt more
alive. His words emerged softly, as his lips neared hers. "It's amazing what
you can see with your eyes wide open...You're so beautiful."

With that, his lips descended upon hers in a soft kiss that stirred up
the passion they had been denying for so long. Donna entwined her fingers
into Josh's hair, pulling him deeper into the kiss.

When their lips finally parted, they leaned their foreheads together.
Their eyes remained closed, as they absorbed every piece of the moment. Josh
finally spoke in a whisper. "I promise I'll always let you be the thimble
when we play Monoply."

Donna laughed out loud and placed another light kiss on his lips. Then
she responded with, "You better."

The laughter soon subsided, as the newfound couple once again gave into
their desires with another kiss.

-*-*-*-*-*-*-

The next day, Donna and Josh entered Sam's office, their lips wide with
smiles. Sam looked up from his work and grinned at them. "Am I right to
assume that those goofy grins mean you two have finally wised up and realized
you're meant for each other?"

Donna and Josh nodded, the ‘goofy grins’ only widening. Josh shook his
head at his friend. "You were right, buddy. I guess there's a first time for
everything."

Sam rewarded him with an insincere chuckle. Donna spoke to Sam next. "How
did you know? I hid my feelings for Josh so well and he didn't even know he
had any for me."

Sam shrugged. "Everyone knew. Men and women only bicker like you two do
if they love each other...or if they're married."

Josh and Donna laughed, while shaking their heads at him. Sam stood up
and walked towards them. He waved a warning finger at them and tried his best
to sound serious. "Now that you two are together, don't think that gives you
the right to make ga-ga eyes at each other every three seconds and cause us
all to lose our lunches every day...I will not stand for that, the President
will not stand for that and Toby will most certainly not stand for that."

Josh and Donna laughed at him. Josh smiled, while patting Sam on the
back. "Thanks for the congratulations, Sam."

Sam nodded with a half-hidden smile. "No problem."

Donna and Josh left the office and smiled at each other. Josh spoke
first. "You know, since we're a couple now that means you have to listen to
my opinion and actually take it into consideration every once in a while."

Donna shook her head, her lips spread into a grin. "No, I don't. Being a
couple just means that I don't have to listen to you at all now and you'll
still love me."

Josh laughed and shook his head. "Oh boy am I in trouble."

Donna laughed, while placing a quick kiss on his lips before anyone could
notice. Then she whispered into his ear. "I'd say so."

Josh's lips curled into a smile as he discreetly took her hand in his and
silently thanked God for being given the chance to love this woman and to be
loved by her.

The past was behind him now and a new dawn was upon him.

*******THE END*******