It was several weeks after Tyler showed up in the office. My fantasy love affair with him was raging whenever I was alone at home. Tyler and I had sat across from each other at lunch in the cafeteria a few times, sometimes with the others but sometimes not. It was at one of those lunches that I could no longer hold it in. I told him, "You know I had a terrible crush on you in high school." "I'm sorry. It never occurred to...

Back in my high school days, I had a huge crush on Tyler Peters. He was super popular and dated the hottest girls, especially if they had a reputation for being "fast" - everybody knew who they were. I was a plain Jane wallflower, though far from ugly. A plain Becky, if you want to use my own name. Tyler was in most of my AP classes and was super smart. He was always nice to me, but that didn't include asking me out. It d...

I'd been to Tyler's home almost every other week over the last couple months. Each time was as wonderful as the first one. But it all was bothering me. Not guilt, but fear. Fear of having my world collapse around me. As I was catching my breath in bed next to Tyler one Sunday, I told him how nervous I was. Maybe I should cool it. He sensed that and understood, he said. Of course, it was easier because he had a new girlfri...