" Wonderful idea, we can get to know each other a bit better as well," said Deedi picking up her coat. The café wasn't busy so they sat down each ord...ring a lasagne and a glass of white wine."So are you on a gap year as well," asked Sarah sipping her wine."Goodness no," said Deedi, "I have only just finished my GCSE's." You're joking, how old are you then?" asked Sarah with a look of surprise."Sixteen." Wow, you look at least eighteen, you're very good at managing your appearance aren't you?". That left me with two options - walk up the road or walk down the road. No real choice there. I could see my destination sitting on top of a hill about a mile and a half away and going the other way would be a five-mile walk to reach a phone. I grabbed my bag and set out for Charlie's place.As I trudged up the hill I thought, for at least the twentieth time, that I really didn't want to be there. I would much rather have been in my own home with my wife all to myself rather than having to share. Clinging to him when he fell down against me, my hands slid slowly over the stiff scars that twisted their way down his one hip. Turning sex befuddled eyes I drowsily examined the old cuts he had gotten the day we met. Brushing fingers gently across his shattered cheek, all I saw was the pain he had endured in silence for me. Just another chance meeting between two strangers among millions. Eyes widening with realization, he groped frantically through discarded cloths for what looked like a. I climbed up onto the bed next to Amy and then patted the spot next to me. Steph crawled up and laid next to me. We all cuddled up together as Amy channel surfed until she stopped on a movie. It was a fantasy movie with elves, wizards, and the like."Oh, I love this movie!" We all said at the same time. We laughed and settled in to watch what was left of the movie. The girls wiggled up under my arms so that I was holding each of them close. Amy wrapped her leg over mine, and then Steph.