OK, as I have warned, this is the part that is probably going to earn me a lot of hate. But for those that love the story, Chapter 15 may be rough.
As I had been warning, the story was not really about the love between Pete and Linda, although that was a major part of Book I and Book II so far. But that is about to draw to a close.
And this had been planned from the very beginning. Even before that story drew out as long as it did, the "downfall" of Linda was already planned. I even threw multiple hints at it all through the story, and I know at least some readers picked this up already. Their love was never intended to be forever, she was only an important step in his life to becoming a man. She will now go her way, Pete will go his.
However, he has already met the love of his life. He simply does not know it yet. And hopefully by the end it will be obvious that she is a much better match for Pete, and that together they will overcome anything life throws at them.
Oh, and the use of any fictional or non-fictional characters is purely for story reasons. I am not intending to malign anybody that is known, I do not know the actress who I name drop in the story. However, she is a little over a year younger than Pete, and a year older than Linda. And she lived in the San Fernando Valley st that time, so that is why I borrowed her name and likeness. This is an entirely fictional portrayal of said actress and should in no way be taken as my opinion of her. I only use her for story and character development.