?Damn interruptions!? Well, the markets were slow this morning anyway so I bolstered myself to be polite. At the door stood this girl of about 19, I g...essed, with short brown hair and deep brown eyes that about took my breath away. She said "Hi, I'm Tina, you must be Drake." Her face was absolutely angelic, with full heart shaped lips, and those big brown eyes! I found myself fumbling a little at what to say like some stupid school boy! I finally invited her in and helped her with her one. There were lots of nice comments on the job we did to freshen it up with the new wall paper and paint job. We all pitched in to help with the meal and had a lovely evening, and as midnight approached we all sang ‘Auld Land Syne,’ then at midnight wished each other a Happy Hogmany and hugged one another. I was to leave the next day to go back to University and Emma offered to drive me to the Station to catch my Train. We left a little early so we could have some time together, have a cup of Tea. " What do you mean by take up the slack?" Over the past year my sex life has gone from four, five and sometimes six times a week down to two or three times every two weeks. John has always claimed that it is because he is too tired when he gets home from work. He has been putting in ten and twelve hours a day at work, or so he claims, in order to lock up the next vice-president's slot when it opens up. He keeps telling me he is the odds on favorite to get Sam Cockneys position when Sam retires. “I’ve noticed a few retail premises in town empty,” he told her. “I know. Rent and rates though are astronomical here.” “Fancy a wander around later? “What, now?” she asked him. “Why not? We can always take note of any suitable premises and contact them later.” Claire looked at him. She was only just getting used to being his lover; getting involved in business with him was something entirely different. “What, you are thinking about... “ “Maybe.” “How do you mean?” Karl took another sip.