She wanted to feel more of him. As it began to rain, they decided to go to Curtis Lake for more privacy. When they arrived, the rain had stopped to a ...rizzle. They decided to get out of the car. They were completely alone except for a few birds. He took her into his arms for the first time and held her tight. He was stronger than he looked. She felt completely safe for the first time in her life. How could she be feeling this comfortable with someone she just met? It was impossible. His touch. That had left him fending for himself for the first time. To begin with it had not been easy; he’d realised very quickly that he’d been coddled. Suddenly he’d been the only person working to keep himself and his vast house in order, and having huge, clumsy hands hadn’t helped.Bringing a pan of water to the boil over a small fire, he whisked it into a whirlpool and expertly cracked a couple of fresh eggs into it. Over the years he’d found joy in teaching himself to cook and to garden, but his. He owner turned and went into the café. I sat, broke off a piece of sausage and offered it to the dog, which just looked at me patiently and didn't touch it. Her owner returned and I told her about it. She smiled."She's trained to only eat when given permission by me. Offer it again."When I did, she said, "Eat, Nimmy." and the dog delicately took the morsel from my fingers and swallowed it."Nimmy?" I queried."Ah!" A favourite story of mine is about a German Shepherd called Merlin, very clever. "She's standing like she's wearinginvisible heels and quite unsteady." Soon they had her in the back of Jason's convertible. The bumpy road inher present state was better than any vibrator she could have hoped for.They carefully picked her up and took her into the shop where Josie wasdusting her mannequins."May I help you?" she said, looking at the two gentlemen. "Yes!" Jason shouted. "Your swimsuit turned my bride-to-be into amannequin." "Oh my," Josie said as she did her best to look.