The conversation inevitably turns to what we all are doing in Italy, especially Leo and me. ‘We met in Ireland,’ he explains, slinging an arm aro...nd my shoulders in that possessive way I lo—like. Like a lot. ‘I was going backpacking through Europe,’ I chime in, ‘And he decided to join.’ ‘Just like that?’ Signe asks. ‘Pretty much,’ I say around a sip of my gin and tonic. ‘We’ve been together for what? Four weeks now?’ ‘Just about.’ ‘Wow. That’s so cool. I could never do something that . .. I instantly felt weak at the knees. ‘I’m glad you think I am beautiful. Rakesh does not seem to think so,’ I said. She smiled at me: ‘you are really so very beautiful.’ I felt redness creep up my cheeks as she said it, and wondered why she said so.I said, ‘I think you are beautiful too. I want to kiss you, but didn’t want to frighten you off.’‘I wanted you to kiss me, more than anything in the world,’ She said. We looked at each other then, and I simply marvelled at Mrs Sarla Sharma’s beauty,. She came out wearing a backless, transparent halter top. It tied around her neck and her waist. Her tits were on full display. And a pair of Daisy Dukes, cut high on her ass, and the top fly button open. We also brought toiletries and clean clothes, just in case. I believe I mentioned a while ago that Carol is an exhibitionist.I said, "Well you got over being embarrassed pretty quickly. John will have a hardon the minute he sees you."We got in the car and drove to John's apartment. I had. I saw the last remnants of Ralph’s boyhood fall away, revealing a young man determined to impress himself on the situation at hand. My son Guy had always looked up to Ralph, and I too was seeing him in that light.The sexual shenanigans we had been indulging in were put aside as the three of us formed a new working relationship in holding Carlton Manor together in the absence of Iris.Ralph said it would be a good if I was able to exercise Pablo with his daily hack round the lanes. He said I’d.