Your impression was quite accurate. A man that cared deeply but stood by and watched day after day and the woman he loved was treated badly by the man that she loved. A man that waited patiently, intently, until he saw the moment to comfort, and in his own way, take what he had wanted and admired for so long.

What is not seen here, is the depth of the friendship shared between the two people, the love that HE has shown to her throughout their friendship, a love that she knew was there but never acted on. It was simply understood between us that I had a boyfriend. Precisely the reason he always asked about my boyfriend. A gentle way of seeing if he was still in the picture. He would never move in on another man’s woman. But the moment that man slipped up, he wasted no time.

thank you for reading nderground.