She stared at me, almost drooling, before clearing her throat. “Sorry, I think… I have a headache…” she mumbled. “Um, yeah, I just wanted to...set things straight. This was just… y’know… a moment… we can still be…”“…Friends?” I offered.“Yeah. Or whatever. I, um, yeah. Whatever,” she managed.I gave her a friendly confused glance and chuckled. “Well, I like the idea of us being friends again, Ophelia.” I smiled warmly. “Shake on it?”I outstretched my hand and I swear I saw her heart physically. He could not work through the loss and grief that surged through him and distinguish what was real, what had been whipped up by his overwrought feelings. He made a sudden savage pull, broke free of Tashka’s grip and ran back into the castle. Tashka started after him, then she turned to help Arianna go and sit on the warm rough wooden beam among the sweet-smelling herbs. She put her arm around Arianna’s shoulders. Arianna leant into her embrace and burst into tears. ‘Anna!’ Tashka said, in a. Gerald was not entirely sure why he had taken the older woman's invitation to visit because he had wanted to take Fiona to dinner and a film and possibly get into her knickers afterward in a darkened room so he wouldn't have to be too aware of the age difference between them. He had not been very successful with women after his wife had passed away several years ago and his only chance at hooking up with a willing female was if he paid for her services by the hour. That seemed to be. " I resited the urge to stick my tongue out at him. I rolled over to exit the far side of the bed. I didn't get far, my leg was grabbed and I was drug back to him."Kevin!" I laughed as he tickled my foot. "Stop!" I laughed and his tickles soon turned to kisses.He was kissing my calf, his hand still holding my foot captive. He kissed his way over my knee pulling and tugging on my legs as he worked his way up."No Kevin, I really need a shower." I was thinking of our sex and how messy I knew I.