"What are we going to do now?" I think we should take care of them until they pass away," Ian advised. "After all that they did for us, it would be a ...ruel thing for us to leave them when they need us most." I think of them more of our parents than mine were. How about you?" Yes, no doubt. That's why I want to stay. Besides, we're free to show our love for each other here. I never tire of you. I remember on the train that you said we were going to get married. I really didn't believe it until. "The omniscient Powers caught with their pants down!" Shut up," said the Powers. "You're in a lot of trouble." More trouble than Armageddon?" Don't make us fetch the Thrones," one of them bluffed."What?" asked Camael."I said, don't make us?" You can't 'fetch' the Thrones. They dwell in the Divine Majesty. What are you playing at?"One of the Powers nudged the other, who looked around the room nonchalantly."Look," it said. "This is all a tremendous cock-up. We're as embarrassed by it as you are.. Anyway, we arranged all our towels and bags on the sand and stripped down to our swimmers.“I fancy a quick dip first, before I put the rest of my sun-cream on,” suggested Sally.“Good idea,” said Matt. “I need to pee anyway.”“You filthy beast,” said Sally, laughing. “Go and pee over there in the rocks if you need to go.”I wondered if Sally had inherited her mum’s taste for water-sports. There was only one way to find out.“If we’re going for a swim, let’s have some fun first,” I suggested. “Ok. She experienced a frisson of pleasure that definitely ended it’s focus in that place that was ... unmentionable. It was so frustrating!She even considered going to Bristol and confronting Jake, as if that would help!She repositioned her cheval mirror so that she could see her back reflected in her dressing table mirror. The bruising that had been inflicted on her during that evening with Jake had faded. She shuddered at the memory. What she could see in the mirror was a slim figure, with pale.