PROLOGUE: WHAT IS LOVE?

Love. Just four tiny letters.

Love. Just one simple word.

Love. No two people would create the same definition.

Love. So many different kinds; so many different emotions. I love my mother; I love my decaf mochas; I love my teddy bear from when I was three; I love the Big Bang Theory; I love to read; I love teaching; I love wearing stockings; I love sex. Yet had I ever felt true love? I don 't know. I definitely thought I was in love on a few occasions, but that faded away over time.

I love you. Three simple words. I have said them before;...