The Girl Next Door

Victoria Raymond and Winford Bray lived on neighboring farms a few miles from town. They attended the same county school and went to the same church. The most attention Victoria paid to Winford was when he defended Victoria's brother Johnnie when other boys bullied him. Johnnie was tormented for several years until he dropped out of school during his junior year.
Because of a bad car accident, Winford was in a coma for three days. Winford had no family, so his neighbors of many years, the Raymond family, kept a vigil at his hospital bedside until he recovered. Their daughter, Victoria, stayed at his bedside more than the rest of the family. In the beginning, she felt sorry for Winford because he had no family but as she tended to his needs, she saw him as a responsible handsome young man. This realization generated a deep stir of her adult life goals.
With her help, Winford awoke from the coma and the two became close friends. Soon the friendship turned into a calculated lifetime relationship. Victoria and Winford were determined to establish a proper foundation for a lifelong commitment to marriage and raising a family. This commitment to a new life also obligated them to become responsible members of the community.
During the next several months, they influenced two other couples to join them in considering many beliefs, desires, and expectations as a foundation of marriage. This assurance would provide broad support for the future of the three families.