I was much more sympathetic to him and at nights thought about all the pain he must have gone through and the humiliations he'd endured to get this fa... in life. Most nights I reprimanded myself for my part in making his life even more uncomfortable than it was.Whether it was the after effects of the wine or a general loneliness that overcame me but by bedtime I felt very sad and deeply depressed. Part of it was the loneliness of not being with my family or friends over the Christmas period,. She pulled into the driveway and immediately noticed the other car was gone. Odd, she thought. Neither Michael nor Sheila had mentioned going anywhere. She smiled. Maybe they were keeping secrets of their own. She thought back to the day when they had presented each other with their wedding gifts, how pleased each couple was to surprise the other, how much love had been shared that day. And every day since had been even better. They had known they were sexually compatible from the beginning,. She assured him they would be on their way soon. They were having coffee and when they were done with that she would ask for the bill, she said. She looked beautiful today, Alex thought. Her dark hair was recently brushed and her eyelashes looked even longer than usual.Francis asked Alex how he liked living in the south of France. He spoke English with a heavy accent, but at least he tried. They chatted about the things he had done and seen so far, but at some point, Monique hijacked the. ’ I stared into her beautiful, green eyes. She was looking at me smiling. She had the most beautiful lips and even prettier eyes. I couldn’t help but look at her and before I even had time to reconsider it, I kissed her. I was nervous but relieved when she responded to my kiss. ‘I’m sorry.’ I said. ‘Why?’ She asked. I looked up at her and saw a sudden change of expressions on her face. ‘We should go swimming!’ She exclaimed. Before I even had time to protest, she grabbed my hand and started.