I looked over at dad, wondering how he knew. Sensing my question he said, "Cynthia said when you ran off on her, she got up and saw me out there, figured that's what freaked you out."

"Yeah." I nodded, but it's for the best, this way at least I didn't....you know."

"Jason look," Dad turned to face me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Do you remember what I always told you when things go wrong?"

"That something good always comes from something bad."

"Right." He nodded. "Look at Cynthia, what she went through, but if she hadn't she would have been with someone long before I had the...