He knew she'd never leave. Mistakes become true testaments of love supposedly, women tend to accept a man's wrongs as a way to show their loyalty. Sticking through thick and thin, while their men skip and skim through options. I was an option. Somedays I was proud to be his safe haven, his lover, most of all his friend. I was in love with the comfort and knowing he'd would always be there. Other days I was lonely. When hours past and there was no sign of him I assumed I had ran my course. That she had returned, but we both knew she had never left or planned on leaving. I knew I was in love when the pain became more painful. As I spent each holiday alone, my reflection mocked me. I questioned which I'd rather be a secret or a mockery. I still don't know personally. The women, or "girls" with the relationships we envy I've noticed seem to rather be made mockeries. You see a strong, confident, beautiful, intelligent, and independent lady become weak, cowardly, dependent, clingy, oblivious, insecure, and naive. The denial is their safe haven. Well he was mine. I became all of the above, except naive. I always knew. He always knew I'd leave, and deep down I knew it too.