"...and they both took a deep breath. It had been quite a year for them,
and longer. It seemed like a fairy tale in some parts, a nightmare in 
others, and many things in between, from a Shakespearean tragedy to a 
Hollywood love story. He would be cruel, or she would be cold, or he would 
shut her out, or she would run him through. No one knew how they could stay 
together like this, without money, without support... without sleep. They 
often felt as if the end to this twisted tale were a five-minute argument 
away, and they had plenty of those, as well as five-minute arguments which, 
like many a five-minute goodbye, turned into an hour or more.
	And yet, strangely enough, it was exactly what they wanted, 
precisely that for which they had been searching, despite what they felt was 
best for themselves. She needed someone who would abandon her, so she could 
be alone. He needed someone to scrutinize him, so he would learn not to 
magnify his own faults and shortcomings. But there were times when it simply 
got out of either one's control, times when they got wrapped up in each other 
and themselves so tightly that the ties which binded almost threw them apart. 
In these times, their souls had been tested, and, time and again, were judged 
to be strong, and not to surrender quietly. They began to see what the issues 
were, instead of how their control dramas would handle them. They began to 
see more of each other, and show the other that part that the other had not 
seen.
	In a way, they grew up. Not that it would last them the rest of their 
lives, or even a year, but nevertheless, it was a significant building block 
added to each of them that weekend. They sat back, relaxed, and took a deep 
breath. They had been given a new lease on this period of their lives, this 
time together, and they were happy."