This wasn’t at all how she’d foreseen this playing out. Two cool cucumbers, the exchange of a book and some well wishes… curtain falls, players ...xeunt stage left and right. The End. The proverbial whimper, not a bang. She fumbled about filling the kettle, clattering cups and saucers together as she fought to hold her composure together. Her head was bent over the teapot, trying to decide between the brews she had to choose from, when she felt the lightness of his hands on her shoulders and. “Get your cameras ready folks as these two lovebirds take the first cut of the cake.” A pity laugh came from the crowd as they gathered round us. Flashes were going off every second as the staff gave us the knife. Together, Kyle and I dug the knife into the delicate sponge of the cake. A loud cheer followed by applause filled the air as Kyle and I started to kiss passionately in front of them. His tongue slipped into my mouth and swirled around my tongue as our eyes closed. He had never. ’Jim groans. ‘Will you answer what I’m asking you girl?’I wrap my fingers around his and pull his hands down. ‘Of course I will leave Dublin with you. I’d go anywhere with you Jim.’‘Do you understand me Nora?’ His eyes are frantic.‘Yes.’A tiny sobs escapes his throat. ‘Oh Nora, thank you.’ Jim kisses my hand then lights another cigarette with shaking fingers and takes several fast pulls. ‘Gogarty shot at me last night.’‘He shot at you?’ My astonishment is total. ‘With a gun?’‘He had Trench,. I thought I was alone in the gym except for the old maintenance man that locked up at 11 p.m. so I was surprised when I heard in noise in the locker room outside. Through the door I could see that it was one of the aerobics instructors. I think that her name was Kathleen or Kathryn but everybody called her Kat. She was the epitome of aerobic instructors, tall, blond, blue-eyed and very shapely.The bathing area was quite large but only had three showers. From where I was standing with my head.