Foul air reeked out, the belly deflating like a punctured waterskin.I fought the urge to vomit at the stench.“I need you to enchant my blade, Sophia...” I shouted as the corpse soundlessly attacked again. Sparks lit up the dark ruins as I deflected its blade. “Zombies aren't affected by regular weapons.”“Right,” Sophia muttered as she cowered behind me. “I have to touch your blade to do that.”“The tunnel. Let's see how stupid it is.”Sophia ran away from me. I blocked another attack and kicked. She had hit forty I was pretty sure, but she still wore jeans and tee shirts to work. Her jeans showed off her slightly over sized hips. The tee shirt showed off her soft mature breasts. The only odd thing was her barn red hair. I knew that it was popular with the kids, but I didn’t expect to see it on an adult. I walked away from her and began my ten mile ride home.It was almost 11am when I stepped from the shower and into clean clothes. I felt like a new man. I had spent almost twenty four. Just as abruptly, he pulled away and held me at arm’s length. ‘Please forgive me, but I have spent far too many hours daydreaming about being with you right here – and then you go and show up! Please, if you have any doubts, if you don’t want this to happen, let me know now.’ I could only look in his eyes with astonishment. I managed to say, my voice quivering with emotion, ‘If you only knew how I have fantasized about you in the years since I’ve seen you last. I’ve always dreamed of finishing. She hadn’t intending on going out to look at dresses, but had seen it and decided in a spur of the moment that it was the dress for her. Now under the cold light of reality in her house, she wondered.A car pulled up outside. Tanya all but ran back down the stairs and to the front door. She opened the door as Iona all but burst threw it. Tanya opened her arms as Iona embraced her. Iona’s car engine plinked under the bonnet as it cooled in the driveway.“Didn’t spare the horses on the way over.