This post is rated PG. Reader discretion advised The more we are filled with thoughts of lust, the less we find true romantic love. -Douglas Horton ------------- The routine had become painfully familiar. Whenever thoughts of Tricia consumed him beyond reason, David sought refuge in the same shameful ritual. The only thing he had come to resent was the relentless voice that refused to leave him alone—the calm, unwavering voice of Ada's parish priest.