"Not a hope," he said. "Look at them."Margaret did. Tom and Briony were not wound round each other. They were just holding hands and looking at each o...her. It was clear that for the time being at any rate they were oblivious to anyone else. Margaret felt a lump in her throat.The dancers returned to the table in due course. All the men danced with all the girls.Tom and Susie's dance was a slow one. Susie got the giggles."Hold me close and wind Clive up," she said."You're wicked," responded Tom. 'Look, can we try and be reasonable?'Pausing, she stopped and did the calming ritual. 'I'm sorry, I'm just a bit nervous.''Me too. I've been away but not this far.'We shared a companionable look, before we both looked away embarrassed. I quickly changed the subject. 'Okay, so, we've got everything? Food, bows, some trade goods, bedding and so on?''Uh huh. We're good.'Nodding to myself, I pulled the pack onto my shoulders, stretched my muscles slightly and inclined my head to the north. 'Shall. " That must have been exciting for you to hear." It was. You have no idea. It was like hearing about a new world. I was captivated by everything he told me. But that was nothing compared to when he finally admitted to having pre-marital sex. I couldn't believe it."Hearing my mother openly discuss "sex" and nudity was guiding this conversation in ways I never could have imagined. I was hooked to my mother's story."Why was it so surprising?" I asked."Because we weren't allowed to have sex before. They met like that and discussed academic and non-academic material. She once said,“I know you are my colleague sandhu, but i am sure now, that no girl is happy with a guy, as happy as I am with you. You are great”“thank you shiroo. And your support in the procedure is really appreciated…wow! You made my cheeks glow red!”“hahaha!” She laughed.They spent hours like that, together and they never wasted that, being involved in educational matter.He knew one thing for sure. If he makes one wrong.