I welcome your comments and votes. ***** Chapter 22 A short time earlier… Ariana and Pathia sat in companionable silence in Pathia’s quarters ...n the temple of the Deity. Ariana held a goblet of Pathia’s best mulled wine cradled in her palms. Sighing, she took a long sip, savoring the warmth. They had spent some time reminiscing about the past and old friends, long gone to other temples. At last Pathia had brought her around to the reason for her visit, and she had handed over the prince’s. Next day we got information that some of my wife’srelative are injured in accident and are in hospital so my wife along with herparents has to go and will be returning next afternoon, Kavita has to be at home fortaking care of mine and her kid I was at my work when I got this news suddenlya plan ran to my mind, I went my in law’s place and told kavita that I am notfeeling well. I went to my room and asked her to get a coffee. I have to dosomething today as this time came after 4 years. Kavita. Ever the gent around his wife; Bob volunteered to accept whatever punishment Pamela wished to hand out. Accepting this Pamela told him she would think up a suitable punishment and then grabbing her mobile she dialled in a number and spoke into the phone.Twenty minutes later Pauline answered the door and let in an Afghan hound standing four feet tall; a spindly Caribbean woman accompanied the dog and she immediately went over to Bob and manhandle his cock restraint before spotting the carrot. His son William, beaming with pride is leaning over the handrail of the short set of stairs. “Go, Dad. You can do this,” he encourages his father, barely managing to predominate the noise level “Mom, Thomas and I are so proud of you.”Charles stops, looks at his son. His eyes wander to the pair of hands with entwined fingers belonging to William and his boyfriend of two years—the lad Charles has only met a few days ago. The smile that fills the father's face is genuine; a smile of joy over his.