Thanks... Physically exhausted? wow! didn't know it could have that effect! Yes, the relationship b/w Eric and Paul did sour, but it was really getting to a point where they couldn't co-exist any longer, it HAD to be one way or the other. Tragic...yes! oh, God, YES! i know, i felt so so bad for Paul too. But, Eric was finally free of the Prison of hope that he had confined himself in! In a way, i think even Paul is freed in the process. Everyone got hurt in the process... Me included! I just hope i conveyed their emotions, that i told their story well.