Ben first rejected Jennifer’s unilateral decision to abandon Witness Protection Program arrangements, especially the separate directions component. Then he acknowledged the wisdom behind Jennifer’s decision. Consistent with what their Witness Protection Program handlers had advised, Ben frequently changed his location and appearance and continually reminded himself to avoid close relationships. The first two mo’s were easy, but the last was a challenge. Acquaintances repeatedly encouraged Ben to nudge the relationship guidelines. He resisted, but sometimes relented, after which he consistently felt guilty for possibly putting others at risk. Fatal finale via a GTO leveraged relationship with Samantha was short circuited by an totally unforeseen assist from a very loose knit homeless “network”.
Still on the move and in different directions, Ben and relatively recently befriended Stephanie, loosely agree to meet up and “give it a try” in Object/S.
