She emerged from the bathroom and joined me in bed and again, apologized for not being nude.Again, I reassured her that it was okay. I started caressi...g her nice, firm tummy."I need to explain, don't I?" Christy said softly."You don't need to explain anything," I whispered before kissing her softly."But, I want to," she replied, "I need to." Okay, but please be totally honest," I replied, "Nothing you say will upset me or cause me to stop loving you."She sat up and began to explain."When I. I smile to myself. ‘What are you smiling about?’ ‘Nothing. Just enjoying the day. That looks like a good place to spread the blanket, what do you think?’ ‘Looks perfect.’ I lead you through the tall weeds and you follow me trusting me to warn you of any foot holes. As we approach the meadow we are both awed by all the flowers and the view of the mountain. We hug for a moment and enjoy the beauty. I reach in my knapsack and take out the blanket and bottle of wine. I hand you the wine and. Unless of course she was here tonight, at the class reunion.If Mary had come back, he was going to see her, he was going to apologise, he was going to some way or another make it up to her for that last parting. Okay she may be married now, she may have c***dren, after all he did, and even if she had, worst of all, changed completely he still had to see her laugh or smile one more time and that might wipe away that last bitter parting.The thought of that last, of her angry, red faced and his. They stayed in the same hotel room together and had a little too much alcohol before retiring. It's unclear who made the first move, but they became lovers that night, kicking off a very intense sexual affair that lasted for nearly two years." They carried on for two years?" Julie said with a whistle."And they were very careful about it. They communicated through text messaging only, which is thought by the WestHems to be uninterceptable. They met either in Amanda's apartment or in Loraine's.