”When I got to the boat Cerys was there with a very attractive lady a bit younger than me standing behind her.Cerys gave me a kiss on my cheek. “H...,” she said, “this is my mum.”“Hello Cerys, and good morning Doctor,” I said, addressing the older lady.“You know each other?”“Cerys, where does your mum work?”“Oh! The surgery.”“Right, you may not go there very often, but as you get older you get to know everyone there. Including your mum. After all, she is the head honcho.”“I didn’t think...”“Shall. Suppressing the sudden urge to pee that comes with realizing the absence of a toilet, Carrie flipped out her memo and scribbled down what bus she had taken, the times, and a note to herself that she must email her mother when she next got internet connection. At 18 years of age, Carrie was probably one of the most sheltered girls in the world. Still a virgin, she dated two guys each for about a year in high school under her parents’ watchful eyes, resulting in little more than their great. I guess Helen was at the point in her life when she looked critically at herself and realised that time had passed her by and if she didn’t do something quickly, she would be too old to find that spark of excitement she read about in magazines. I suppose she might have also thought that her girls, three of them, were holding her back from her desire. Helen wanted to learn, go to college and become self employed as an accountant. A dilemma to any woman, the pull of self development and opposite. I place my hand on your hip and lightly trace circles on your back with the other. You spoon up against me and take my hand from your hip and bring it around to the front on your flat tummy. Quietly you sigh and push back against me. You are in that region of awake and sleep as well and you are enjoying my fingers exploring your abs, tickling your belly button, spreading wide across the whole of your torso. My other hand moves your hair away from my neck, allowing me to kiss your neck and ear..