Ashley Needles

For the beginning chapters of this adventure click below: NO GREATER LOVE ,               PART TWO                      PART THREE                  The social worker was right behind Alex, her eyes were also wide. "I'm so sorry, I don't know how she found out we were going to be here."             Alex knelt down in front of Angie, hugging her tight to his chest. "It's okay," Alex said in his overly polite walking on glass voice. " Can you make sure she doesn't um follow us in here and that we don't run into her on the way out, please?" The social worker was already nodding. "I uh, don't mean to be a burden, I just don't know what she'll do." Alex finished letting Angie go. As he did, Angie grabbed his hand. Alex hated to ask anything of anyone. He was one of those people who felt...

If you missed Part 1 Click HERE For Part 2 Click HERE The social worker said it shouldn't take long, fifteen to twenty minutes max. An hour dragged by. Angie's eyes began darting up towards the door every few minutes. "What's going on?" She asked sensing something was up. "Your daddy is just in there giving the judge some paperwork so the judge can let him take you home," I said also wondering what was taking so long. Another hour dragged by. Angie's belly grumbled. We went into the hall and asked the woman who had scolded me for letting Angie jump off the stacks of boxes if Angie could have some of the Cheetos we saw her eating. She gave Angie a few which quickly disappeared and Angie was asking for more. While Angie was paying attention to Cheetos and charming the girl at the desk, I noticed an armed policeman now outside the door. Angie and I were the only ones behind the door. 104 Packs for 39.99. Great for Halloween! ...

In my marriage, I grew cold and distant, I was dark emptiness taking up a small space. When the marriage inevitably ended, I was left wondering if I was capable of love at all. Wondering if my coldness led to the death of something great for many people. Since then I've tried a few tepid attempts at love, with each trial showing me new errors. People say, "You just haven't met the right person yet," but that isn't true. Relationships fail not because there is some mystical magical right person out there for each of us but rather because we are human and being human means failing sometimes. (Of course, just because there is no "right one" that doesn't mean there aren't wrong ones. There are after all a few truly terrible people mucking about in the world but these are the exceptions, not the rule.) I am currently a failure at relationships, but with each failure, I learn and grow, and eventually, I will be a fantastic success at one relati...