all i remember from that second date was that hug. it still resonates very sweetly in my soul. thus began our journey of discovery we introduced our boys into the mix a bit. i just got a new apartment and we planned as kinda of a house warming event Shawnie, my fifteen year old son Bryan and i would all go out to eat. This would be the first time the two of them would ever meet Shawnie was so nervous. even though i reassured her and told her that Bryan was not your typical teenager and he is most certainly not. she had her reservations but i think it was a Saturday afternoon we all met at my new apartment my brother-in-law Jimmy and one of his sons stopped by and Shawnie got on a real roll teasing me about my age, being the old man. she found a million angles to prod me with. all in good fun. eventually everyone left and the three of us went out to eat at some oriental place close by the laughter and frivolity continued all night Bryan and Shawnie hit it off so well it was truly a magical evening. From that very day Shawnie was done. She stated and has exhibited complete unconditional Love for Bryan from that very Day. to this day he has no idea how much my little princess loves him. she step in completely even though she knew that with a mother in the picture that his relationship with her was a choice. it was hard for me imagine that a woman could actually love me i had heard those words before and it was finally revealed that it never was really so, but the way shawnie embraced and adored my son, it's honest sincerity and genuine unreserved display touched me deeply. if this woman embraced my son so lovingly why was she hear if not because of her love for me. and to this day her concern foe his welfare has not wavered one bit and now includes more of my children. but Bryan has a very special place in her heart she is sprung when it comes to him, and fiercely over- protective when comes to him and even reigns me back if she thinks i am being too hard and jokingly says you better not be messing with my baby. Kobe her son was introduced soon afterward he is only four i loved him right away who could not love a four year old chatter box, and how he could talk and keep up the barrage of questions continually, i guess more importantly for Kobe is that he decided to love and trust me and we are very close and our hearts are forever knitted together. Shawnie has shared as much that my love of her son touched her too. neither one of us has much luck with Love. God knew how to start building the impossible from there very start because if it had been just the two of us we would have never developed enough trust to go very far, thank God For his miracles