THE LOVE YOU NEVER HAVE TO QUESTION
By Waiching Liu 81
'Sincere amore- the love you never have to question' words uttered by a one Richard Karinsky that first caught Caroline Duffy's eye
The two initially meet up as employee and boss
One was a struggling artist and successful cartoonist: one was with Shelley, the other her then main squeeze called Del, a macho type of guy
Always the best of friends, Caroline and Richard's feelings for each other grew deep, intensifying as their paths crossed
Of course this was never easy as they had their differences with each other
Richard prefers to hide his emotions, while Caroline is more upfront, though with them working side by side
Who could tell what was lurking around the corner, one way or another
Yet when they'd admitted those feelings, they could no longer run away and hide
These two were made for each other, you can tell
Always there for one another through the bad times as well as the good
Hence Richard and Caroline and well
So different that they are that they would
Be attracted to each other and both are unique in their own special way
With sincere amore, what they have is this special bond, as well as more
As collegues, Caroline and Richard worked together at the desk everyday
This connection, language understanding that they only know themselves and of which the both have longed for
Richard then hired by Caroline as her new colorist and aide
Caroline was the creator of her comic strip, Caroline in the city
A blonde hair, be speckled man and would- be artist who thinks he's got it made
A Wisconsin girl, who despite all her success has trouble finding love, which is a pity
Karinsky: A guy constantly relying on sarcasm so to help him get through the troubles and strife
Always viewing life from a philosophical point of view
Though he absolutely loathed his life
And yet he for one prefers to hide his emotions unlike Caroline, Annie, Del and Charlie the very few
Duffy: An upbeat, confident and care-free woman, who is also physically appealing
Richard loved her with a passion and was infatuated by her presence, as
Yet every time Richard saw Caroline in the arms of another man, Richard is left reeling
He was in awe of her inner, as well as outer beauty, lovable charm and her essence
Opposites attract as the saying goes
Attractive Red head girl and nerdy, blond hair guy
Caroline and Richard experienced their own share of highs and lows
A love that needn't be questioned with a how, when, where nor why
A manic depressive who was uptight, miserable and afraid of being emotionally hurt
Richard was however artistically gifted and had lots of potential as well
Was once bullied by a kid named Gustinger, whose first name was Kurt
His childhood memories were nothing but misery and hell
Caroline was kind, endearing, funny and sweet
The type of woman that Richard ought to be with anyway
Richard was most definitely the guy that would sweep Caroline off her feet
As well as make her day
Richard was just getting over an ex named Julia who not only broke his heart
A scheming, manipulative and condescending, dark- haired, bitch
Who only cared about her trust fund, never mind Richard she also teared it apart
Hence, he was the one that was being hurt and stitched
Secretly in love with Caroline, but she at first didn't know about that
Yet he was stuck with Shelley, who was kind of nuts
Whilst Caroline had three things in her life: her career, Del and Salty the cat
When it came to telling Caroline how he'd really felt about her, he didn't have the guts
After Caroline found Richard with Maddie, who was hiding in his closet
Her reaction was undoubtedly one of utter shock
He felt that his chance with Caroline had gone and that he had forever lost it
Richard's prospects of romance with her were being dealt a severe knock
It was bad timing to get caught out with another woman, which wasn't good
Caroline was hailing a cab, though the scene was set as Richard handed her his umbrella
He immediately caught up with her, just as it was lashing down with rain: there they stood
Outside in the pouring rain and in the wet weather
As of a sudden, for one romantic moment the two stared into each other's eyes
And Richard knew that he had to make up for that unforeseen accident
To Caroline, this was one hell of a shock as well as a surprise
But by going after her, he proved to himself that he was brave, a romantic and true gent
Starring in a John Landis movie, Caroline and Richard were playing the romantic leads
With the camera focusing on them, they were instructed to kiss
But they found this difficult to get to grips with, despite the director and producer's needs
As Caroline and Richard looked deeply into each other's eyes, during one brief moment as this
Richard thought Caroline was going to marry Del and so he wrote her a love letter
He even kissed her in Remos, but when Caroline asked him 'what letter', he was taken aback
Feeling embarrassed afterwards he fled to Paris in France when he should've really gone after her
Caroline never did get the letter though she for one wasn't going to give Richard the sack
She had these strange visions, it was herself and Richard, of which shocked her to a large extent
The first was when she is about to walk down the aisle and marry Del
There was Caroline in a white wedding dress, yet Richard's face showed up and in he went
He walks in, giving her a cheque and turns- only to grab her and kiss her, which is just as well
At first she denied having a crush on her assistant
Calling off her wedding to Del, of who after 2 failed marriages, was sacred to tie the knot
But Caroline became incredibly persistent
Always believing she would find the right guy to be with, no matter what
She then dated Doctor Joe, 7 years younger, a veterinarian by day, but immature as well
He ended up cheating on Caroline and she turned to Richard for a shoulder to cry on
It was never going to last anyway, what with the age difference you could tell
And no sooner was he in Caroline's love life that she kicked Joe out and he was gone
And so the more time she bonded with Richard, the sooner she knew he was the one
Her second dream was more erotic: it was of her and Richard both naked together in bed
And thus, the two were kissing and caressing and holding onto one another with tender care
My word, you can read into that so easily, though what else could be said?
Sincere Amore that's what, as Caroline and Richard are one extraordinary pair
With pressure from Richard, the two faked a marriage only for it to go horribly wrong
As Caroline caught him in Julia's arms, kissing her in her own home
And out of anger and hurt slapped Richard; thus afterwards he had gone
All her initial feelings for him, denials of ever being attracted to him were finally known
Tears of sadness came running down Caroline's face
As she came to realize she is in love with Richard for real
His behaviour towards her that night had been a disgrace
But by then he didn't care, especially as it was Caroline- not Julia that was the real deal
Seeing Richard with Julia during their wedding reception hurt Caroline, right from the start
It was now her who was hurting, and not Richard for a change
Her feelings for him, whilst he was married to Julia was driving her crazy and also tearing her apart
As mixed as they were: from sad and upset to angry to name, these were all the range
To Caroline, Richard is her rock. He was, is and will always be a huge part of her life
Despite having their odd differences and not always seeing eye to eye
Let's face it; it should've been Richard and Caroline Karinsky as husband and wife
Not that horrible Julia, who in all deserves to get run over by a car and die!
Richard's famous love letter was never received by Caroline, as unfortunate as it was
Thus believing his chance with her had disappeared forever
Caroline's phone message was never heard of by Richard because
It was erased by the evil Julia, who tried to prevent them from falling in love together
She was a constant menace, thus, having hurt Richard before
And of whom did everything she could to get in their way
Caroline was jealous as it is, what with him being hitched to that whore
Her best friend Annie insisted to her to do something and that Julia had to pay
When Annie and Richard met up in the airport, she revealed that Caroline was in love with him
Shell shocked as he was by this, he wanted to know if this was still true
Seeing as Richard always believed his chances of being with Caroline were slim
Their confrontation in the ER however wasn't pretty at all, of which happened out of the blue
They'd argued on many occasions, but this one was more ugly, personal and hostile
Arguing back and forth, Caroline and Richard had a verbal altercation, and yet Caroline was always going to be right
Particularly after what she told Richard in regards to what Julia did, and retaining her self worth and guile
His facial expression afterwards said it all and just as expected, it was a terrible sight
As he looked totally stunned, it lifted the lid
On his feelings for Caroline once again
But he was married to Julia as it is
Of which, in itself, was ludicrous, not to mention rather insane
As this woman literately took the piss
Yet Richard was made to look a total fool; a fool he was to opt for her when he should've known better
What about all his feelings for Caroline that he had before?
Likewise, what about his infamous love letter?
Strong, strong feelings that he had and more?
Julia was being rude and nasty to Caroline when they were in a Spanish hospital, thus she had a right go
Who the hell does she think she is? Speaking to Caroline like that
Julia made her life hell and towards Richard she had inflicted nothing but misery and woe
To us fans and in Julia we all smelled a rat
Sincere amore to Caroline and Richard, eh?
Just as when Julia was about to get away with it
She gets hosed down by Annie- wa-hey!
And good on her too as Julia was just the pits
From their brief trip to Spain, Caroline and Annie arrived back in New York
And Caroline for one couldn't wait to fall into Trevor's arms
Yet as she walked in discovered that all his things had gone; thus out he walked
The atmosphere then became subdued yet calm
And no sooner were Caroline's tears appearing on her face once again
With no Trevor around
She'd already endured enough heartache and pain
From her apartment, Caroline's crying was the only sound
Trevor had left for Caroline a note
Though Caroline felt afterwards that she shouldn't have boarded on that plane
There was no sign of Trevor's bags or his coat
By the night, it started to rain
Caroline fell asleep on the couch; suddenly, she heard a knock on the door
There he was; all dressed in black and no Julia in sight
And thus, a familiar figure turned up at her door once more
To Caroline, at last his return felt good and was timed just right
It was Richard: Caroline's knight in shining armour
She was surprised to see him again
Hence, there was no need to alarm her
Even though she lost Trevor, it was in Richard that Caroline gained
He asked for his key back, of which Caroline handed
The two spoke briefly and afterwards he got back in the lift
In Richard the nerd, Mr. sexy specs had landed
This time for Caroline and Richard there was no rift
There they were: just the two of them without Trevor and Julia's company
Yet again Caroline and Richard gazed into each other's eyes
The two were just meant to be
This conversation felt more like hellos than goodbyes
For Richard, he was moved by Caroline's warmth, sensitivity and caring and sharing side
Caroline was also turned on by his somewhat good looks and sexiness that she could detect
And it was he she would mostly turn to and confide
Caroline also fell in love with his sensitivity, gentleness and sheer intellect
This is the true worth of 'sincere amore', of 2 people who pay attention to the little details
Which best sum up Caroline and Richard in all
They best exemplify the notion that if all else fails
To keep trying again and again, no matter what, as well as more
To never give up hoping and looking for what you want and desire
A love that has no boundaries, no suspicions and holds no fears
Not for either Caroline or Richard, whose love and passion spreads and burns like wild fire
And of whom have Del, Annie, Remo and Charlie as their close friends and peers
Caroline and Richard: there they stood face to face
Who was going to speak next? Who was going to make the next move?
This was one opportunity that they truly couldn't waste
Though what else did they have to prove?
Nothing- not to each other or to anyone else that is
Well apart from their love which had no questions attached
And so, for the 3 years of being just co-workers and friends, it all came down to this
Especially as Caroline and Richard, were and are, the perfect match
But they were reunited by his words, right before they kissed:
'You'-Richard
'What?'-Caroline
'She wasn't you'- Richard
'Richard'-Caroline
'When I was about to be trampled by those bulls, all I could ever think of was that I would never see you again'-Richard
It didn't even need a 'I love you'
So powerful-yet so moving, so touching-yet so simple and direct
As these words would just do
It didn't have 'I have feelings, strong, strong feelings', no
As it had the exact effect
And so
This was the love you never have to question or doubt
Caroline and Richard: sincere amore is all they had
Which is what it is all about
Rather than the doom and gloom, the bad and sad
Thankfully for Caroline and this time round with him by her side, Richard stayed
Their love for one another was just as it turned out to be
As all their previous fears, arguments and fights had just about drifted away
Hence, it was all but sealed away with Caroline and Richard's kiss; their love was at long last set free
And that was the love that didn't need questions
THE END