Shane and Tori had caused a stir at Milk, both because they were an amazingly good looking couple and because it was obvious to everyone that Shane was completely lost in Tori and that they were oblivious to everyone but each other.  Why is it that a couple in love always seems so happy and untouchable, like nothing could go wrong?  Everything seems perfect to the outsider, even if it is falling apart quietly in the shadows.  Tori knew that she loved Shane with all that she had, her heart and soul belonged to a woman who could seem so close and yet so far away and she was dying inside. She felt so alone.  With one word, one whisper, with a single touch, a single look, Shane could make Tori feel perfect, complete and then the next second, in an instant she could feel isolated, unwanted and as though she was not needed. Love is never simple, but no one said it would be this hard. There are no manuals, no rules and no guidelines for love, it is an unmapped and unplanned journey that we are led on and we have no choice but to follow.  Last night had been perfect, but today today is a different day and with the light, comes the reality.  Tori knew that being with Shane wasn’t going to be a bed of roses so to speak, she knew that in every situation, the good comes with the bad but she wasn’t prepared for the reality.  She didn’t know how easily situations could be misunderstood, how a single word could be misinterpreted and how an action or lack thereof could lead to so much doubt and confusion.  Insecurities she thought she had conquered long ago were slowly resurfacing and her once habitual need to self-destruct, to over think and over analyze were dominating everything.  Her paranoia was running wild, she found herself constantly thinking that she wasn’t enough and that Shane deserved more.  The only certainty in her life, the only thing she knew and wanted was Shane but she didn’t know or didn’t want to accept that Shane felt exactly the same.  It is often the most obvious and simple things that we overlook and tend not to notice but they are the most important and only things of value.