"Women you're talking crazy, fighting is how they can speak to each other." said Michael. "So by swinging puches at each other is how they conversate?...asked Karla. "Well, yeah." said Michael. Karla socked Michael on the arm and said "That my way of saying hello." said Karla. " Ooh I like it rough" said Michael. He started putting his hand on her ass. " Not right now. The kids are here." said Karla. " How about tonight? Dinner then the 5 star hotel after?" asked Michael. "What about the kids?". " Natalie looked up with interest "horseback?" Laurel giggled "go see what else they're saying." Bitsy grinned at Laurel "on a fur rug by the fire huh" Laurel gasped. Bitsy giggled and flew back out of the room, Marti'en sat chortling. Trink took another long drink, "now there ain't nothin better then a wild woman moaning and scratchin like a hell cat." Brand laughed "I'm partial to biting fairies myself, but women and their nails are very exciting, get them going and they rake them up and down. I felt guilty sitting with Valentine, not so much because we were talking, or sharing a drink together, but because I found this other man so attractive. It makes little sense, I know, but right then I didn't want to find anything else beautiful, nothing but my memory of William."You're thinking of a boy now," Valentine's voice jerked me back and I looked at him. "But not me." I'm sorry," I sighed, trying to smile and having no clue as to what I was supposed to say right then."How do I change. The following morning when the alcohol had worked its self off she was a little more pleasant and asked me to call in sick as she intended to do so that we could talk things through, I started into my pre arranged apology for the way that I had been treating her and told her that I accepted that it had been my fault and that I wanted to forgive her and put it all behind us, she was quiet throughout all that I said and after I finished she leaned forward kissed me and told me that she loved me.