*WRITERS NOTE: Just so ya'll know- this version of my story is the bare-bone version since I am on "deadline" for writing once a week- it isn't the full extent of how I want to go with it- not by a long shot, but in this chapter- I try to grow in the depth of Paul and the surface of Maria. The 1st scene is actually a SLIGHTLY modified version of my own memory- I will not spoil any more- just thought it would be interesting to know.*