" It's huge!" Mm. A bit big for my needs. Apparently the original family moved out after the First World War and an extremely rich man bought it and e...larged it quite considerably. I gather he was responsible for the Palladian front." War profiteer?" More than likely with all that ostentation."They drove round the back of the manor and past a copse that hid it. On a slight rise stood Andrew's cottage. It was of flint and brick construction with a thatched roof. There were climbing roses and. I think I lost the power of speech.She paused a few more seconds then reached for my hand and pulled me inside. She shut the door and then pressed against me, pushing my back against the door. She put her head on my shoulder and whispered to me.“I thought about you all night. I was so hoping you would be here today.”Her hands went to my waist, under my top and she slid them up my back as she kissed my neck.“Natalia . . .”She put a finger to my lips. “No, you are going to talk yourself out of. "I love you too", Jeff said and held Lucy close as he fell into unconsciousness. ***One Year LaterJeff lay in the master bedroom, Lucy, his young bride, laying nude next to him. As he looked at her beautiful face, he thought back over the past several months. After Vanessa and Ronald had told the girls about Ronald's sickness, he'd lived almost seven months. He stayed strong until the end, never letting his weakness show.About a month before Ronald died, Jeff married Lucy. It was important to. However, at one of the biggest blowouts of the year, this was all going to change. It was a blistering summer's night I was wearing cargo shorts and a very tight white polo shirt (not chosen by me). Tight, only because I was more of an accessory than a boyfriend, and this shirt, well you can imagine how it made me look... Fairly sexy. The party was in full swing and horny teens were bouncing off the walls, wanting a quick fuck. I had a couple of beers and my mate, Andy, came up to me and.