~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Amy, Caitlyn!”The icon showed Neil’s name, but it was definitely not Neil’s face looking a... me.It was the faces of our daughters, huddled side-by-side to both be in the frame.“Mum, we know all about it. Dad told us everything,” our elder daughter Amy told me.I felt myself flush with color more than I’ve ever blushed in my entire life. The future of my marriage was on the line, but in that instant, I was more concerned about what my daughters. ’‘Not at all, it was dirt cheap. Remember, it’s pretty isolated up here; we’re three days ride from Phoenix and a couple days ride from the mining towns of Jerome and Prescott. ‘‘Where’s the house?’‘At the northern edge of our land; the previous owners had built the house near the only source of water on the land, a small stream that runs out of the mountain behind it and collects in a small pond before running underground. I had Miguel, our foreman, and the rest of the hands build up the sides. Because otherwiseevery time I go out in the evening, and I mean to go out a lot until Iget too big in the belly, you're going to feel depressed. And we can'thave that! It won't be good for your milk when it comes in -- what wewant is a happy mommy caring for a happy baby." Allison!" "Meanwhile, you should also know that Janet has offered her husband foryou to practice on. His prick is small now, she says, so it shouldn'tbe too challenging, but maybe over time it'll whet your appetite. He got in his side and started the car. As we drove we talked. He kept paying me compliments and I found this very pleasing. He was quite charming and made me feel like a princess.We arrived at the car park and as we walked to the cinema Neil took hold of my hand and we walked hand in hand. It felt nice being treated this way and I liked Neil more and more.I cannot remember what the film was about, what I do remember is that part way through it Neil put his arm around me and I moved closer to.