WORDS FROM THE other resound in his mind. ( love, being the optimal word. ) love being the strong choice of words. man he’d known for years, had connected with – had bonded with. there was not a DOUBT in his mind, there certainly couldn’t be any other in the world he’d care for more. but not just anyone had to know that, expression morphed to that of disinterest, looking away. “ and what does it MATTER? ”