" Why?" I wanted something ... but I wasn't sure what."Why what?" Why were you glad I wasn't there?" I didn't want ... I don't know ... If I was dead,...you could move on." I'm ... I understand ... at the time I didn't want to move on. I'm glad I don't have to." Can we talk about something else?" They dredged up the car. The propeller cuts passed before and after the seat." I noticed." I'll bet." Then I was out of the car. The prop wash bounced me along the bottom. I saw something shiny and. They sat awkwardly holding hands, not really sure of how each other felt and nervous of pushing things too far. Slowly, tentatively John put his arm around her waist and felt her melt into his embrace. Her head turn and their eyes met and slowly their lips met. They stayed like this, savouring the feel of each others lips, and the taste of each other for minutes that seemed like hours, before breaking apart and looking deep into each others eyes. Melissa was so happy. She moved her body into. Parents still arranged marriages. They arranged mine. It was completely wrong, but...”“ ... You tried bein’ a good daughter and making a go of it...”“Yes ma’am.”“Sunny, you take good care of my son, you’ll be MY daughter. Ask Carl’s sister. We love our kids...”“Carl’s sister!” I spat. “We need to call ‘er too...”“He hasn’t told HER?”“No, ma’am.” My mind worked. “D’you have her number?”“Sure I do. I’ll text it to you.”“Thank you.”“Her name’s Carla...”“I know. He DID tell me that. Don’t know why. The light flickered and died, and her slap caught him alongside the face with an incredible power, spinning him to the floor. Weeping and sobbing, muttering things to herself beneath her breath, Sophie wrapped her arms about her own waist and ran from the ruin of the warehouse."Are you alright?" Caerys asked him, already looking out the door where she'd gone, looking to follow."Go, see to her, I'll be fine," he assured her."It's not personal," Caerys tried to tell him. "She's just upset about.