They walked back home. Liz had tactfully gone to bed."I don't want to keep you up, Si darling. You've got a good hour and a half's drive ahead of you ...ut would you like a coffee before you go?" No, darling. Just a hug and a kiss and then in two days you'll be in my arms again."They did not prolong it but it was a very loving hug and kiss.Simon took her to the Crown at Atheldiston. Joanna had been there a few times but not often as the Trout was so handy. Simon had only been there half a dozen. "Actually, I'm pretty excited," he said as we climbed into his truck. "Oh, really," I said. I'd half-expected him to back out at the last minute and be a no-show."Let's not waste time, then," I said. Allen and I were married to other people, forcing our dates to be short and sweet.Allen started the truck and we traveled to a nearby hotel."Back in a minute," he said. He got out of the truck and disappeared into the hotel lobby to rent us a room.I slipped my hand into my jogging pants and circled. There was lots of musik and even mor alcohol, so after a while a buddy of mine asked if i could show him some of the stuff i was working on in my garage, so we went out ther.While in the garage, checking out the stuff, i heard the door and my wife asking, "honey are you in here?" so i answerd her truly, "yes babe i am here"Then i heard the other door from the cabin, and thought, "wow, that s funny, what if..."And i heard her say, "babe i need a stiff peace of meat"My friend looked at me, and i. "What would you think about using something like this for a forecourt."He looked closely and seemed impressed. "It's the real thing not a cast replica. Cost a fortune these days. But one won't do it. Could be more?" Come with me." We walked to the back of the house and I had him look in the direction of the old house's main gate. We could just see the top of the ornamental pillars. "There is a carriageway all the way from those gates to where the old house stood up there on the mound. I think.