It was most enjoyable but something seemed to be missing. Her mind didn't touch on it at the time but later as we lay cradled against each other prete...ding to sleep I tuned into her thoughts. I was shocked by what I saw and heard. After a little while she started to cry. I knew why and wondered if it would be better if she talked about it openly. Some of it I knew was common knowledge but as the events happened while I was away, I'd only heard vague rumours and at that time Sarah was only a. ‘Come on, the cab is waiting.’ *** The party was already under way by the time they arrived. Andy and Amy had got there before them and greeted them with drinks. After a while they all got up to dance, with Pops muttering that this was a bad idea. Emily and Andy both told him to stop moaning and enjoy himself for once to which he answered that he didn’t need to dance to do that, but he got up to try anyway. They soon realised that he was right and let him sit down, leaving him in charge of. Going out with your co-worker for drinks, falling into bed together, either making a go at a serious relationship or never speaking of it again – this was what respectable adults did. And Mariko was certainly an attractive women. But as he looked up at her, he could only see the girl she wasn't."Sorry, Mariko. But I'm kind of swamped right now."Mariko blushed but nodded. "Well, maybe some other time then. See you around."Once she had left Ryan got out the class photos. He had to look at her.. “Yup. They called her in. And I’m all alone,” she complained.“And naked.”She pulled him towards the couch.“Baby, let me just relax,” he said.“No,” she said flatly. “I wanna take care of you.”“Let me get some lunch.”“Nope.”“Baby, please.”“I’m bored.”“Well, watch TV or something but…”“Kisses first,” she commanded him.He groaned but plopped himself on the couch anyway. She sat next to him, turned towards him, one booted leg slung over his.“What’d you do all day?” he asked, glancing at her knees,.