The Physics of Love

Book 1: Opposition -- Was it love? No. For him our coupling was the opportunity to one-up my father the biggest fish in a very small pond. For three minutes. For me I dont know that I really thought about anything. Except I did imagine the look on my fathers face if he could see me now. And that stayed with me much longer than those three minutes in the back seat of a 1933 Mercury coupe on a beach in Newfoundland.Book 2: Momentum -- Was it love? Must have been. How else do you explain a childless couple in their fifties taking in a bastard child to raise as their own when everybody around them knew the truth? When they had so much to lose--the respect of their peers their position in the church the rung on that ladder he climbed so diligently. Of course I dont remember how the story began--I was only six months old at the time. And the story has been told and retold so many times I dont know if the truth will ever be known.Book 3: Convergence -- Was it love? Yes. Thats what family is all about so the answer must be yes right? But Ive since learned that family is about a whole lot more than just love. There are complicated dynamics involved in blood relationships marriage relationships even those once and twice removed relationships. But one thing I know for certain: it is love now.