Gail had been having her own little affairs for quite a few years now. She had just been more careful about concealing them.Yes, her soon be ex would ...ndeed be understandably upset if she brought his car back in its current condition, but she was sure he wouldn’t complain too long or hard. Unlike Dana, Tony Connelly had no problem letting his insurance company pay for the damage.“We seem to be attracting a crowd,” Gail finally said, drawing Dana’s attention to the small group of people looking. Her eyes opened lazily, hoping that no-one else on the dance floor would see the intimate embrace she shared. This wasn't the man she arrived with. It was not the man she would leave with. This was a phantom of the past suddenly made flesh by circumstance; they both had so much to lose but for that brief spell, barely a lapse in the beat of the music playing at deafening volumes around them, they found in each other that which they had both missed. She felt the cool plaster of the wall on her. "Hello," he said, offering his hand in a friendly manner. "And this will be the lovely Margaret?" he said smilingly turning his attention to my wife.Margie blushed noticeably and looked coy and even more flustered, but the guy pretended not to notice and sat down between us.We immediately began to relax as the guy, acting as if there was nothing more going on than just having coffee, chattered away calmly, and began talking of a funny experience he'd had on the way there.After just a few. .. "No, Si you shouldn't do that. No, no not there ... Simon you shouldn't ... Oh shit yes you should ... Oh that's bloody marvellous ... There! Just there ... Don't stop! Oh Shit. Oh you bugger, I'm going to co ... Aghhhh."We got up late, and I had to phone in to let Shelley know that I would be in later. Antonia refused to get dressed for some time and tidied the bed. I was shaving when I heard her shout and laugh. I came out of the bathroom like Father Christmas with a shaving cream beard..