Prologue
Randy Orton and Trish Stratus had grown up side by side…literally. They had been next door neighbors since they were in diapers and had this unbreakable bond…best friends forever…or so they thought.
At the age of sixteen, Randy and Trish confessed their feelings for one another – putting their friendship in the danger zone as they dared to begin a relationship. For three years they were inseparable…the couple everyone else wanted to be. Trish was something Randy had never experienced before. When she walked into the room, he would forget how to breathe. Her smile was heaven to him…and making her happy was his first priority. Randy was Trish's first true love. She was always in awe by something he did. His eyes made her melt. She loved him so much it hurt.
Regardless of their love for one another, college was ahead and things were looking bleak for their relationship. Trish was going to Toronto to study to be a nurse. Randy was heading to Connecticut to attend law school. Being miles away, the stress to make time for each other overwhelming. After a late night phone call, they mutually agreed to end their relationship but solemnly vowed to remain friends….or so they thought. A few cards and letters and one long distance call…they drifted away like the leaves in the fall….only to meet up years later by chance…….