"Culpable as ever." I really am serious darling. I don't know what's got into me. Ever since Morocco it's like I can hear every tick of my body clock....I need this so much it hurts, but..." I lifted an eyebrow questioningly as she paused."I can't do it without you, and I'm so frightened that you won't want to do it with me. You've never ever talked about wanting children, and you've got so much on, and..."She was getting wound up, over-talking herself in her effort to convince and reassure me. Later Caroline's mother returned home and took one look at Caroline."Oh my goodness, Caroline, what have you been up to? You look positively radiant!" Mother. Oh Mother, it's Mike, the Professor, he, he has asked me to be his wife." Well now, I sure do hope that you did say yes." Yes, Mother, yes. I did say yes." We will need to arrange a wedding, this is wonderful. Caroline, fancy the Professor wanting you to be his wife, that really is delightful."The wedding arrangements were quickly in. After a few seconds more, Corrma released her hold and massaged her mother's neck to get the blood flowing again.Corrma looked up to me with a bloody face and a big smile, "My mother must be getting old. She let me win." Corrma, I think you won fairly. You are a fearsome adversary to face."Corrma's eyes grew large and I felt danger from her. I fell to my left just as a club came down on my right forearm. I continued my fall and tried to pivot just as a kick came to my face. I caught the foot. He said it was difficult to keep track and I could only agree. He then asked if I wanted to go back there sometime and I sighed, “Oh god yes”. “Good”, came my husband’s reply. The rest of the way home my husband told me the whole story. We were not at a campsite like I thought but we were near the Pine Barrens on private land, our land. His family owned a few acres near the Pine Barrens. We had always wanted to build a beach house there but could never afford it, until now. My husband.