She developed into a beautiful woman.

"I don't know why it grows like that, it just always has, " he told reporters.

Although I had grown to be an adult, they still seemed to keep some secret from me, one that I was not to know of yet, one that I am not ready yet to learn.

And then one day, seeing a young tree and wondering if that's how fully grown trees start out.

Our relationship was as close as ever, but she was changing, growing into a mature young woman with her own opinions and interests.