‘I’m doing graphic design. I met him through Anthea when she married John, a friend of his. In case you hadn’t realised, she’s arty too.’ Jo...had answered her unspoken question. ‘We realised we all had music in common, and we started mucking about together. Then we did a charity gig in aid of the local homeless centre. Then we graduated to local halls, like our next one. It’s fun.’ As they wandered back to the kitchen for more, Angel said over her shoulder, ‘It looked fun and sounded wonderful.. These are sheet metal tanks that are four foot cubes and will each hold 530 gallons of water. They were set up on strong wooden frames that raised them far enough off the ground to make them easily useable. Two were at the mess hall and the other two were at the shower area near the river. The river water didn't require much treatment to make it potable, and all of the water for the mess hall was treated as well as that was intended for drinking.On Tuesday the 4th, observation teams were sent. You take all of three steps to close the distance between us. You are standing so deliciously close to me. Smelling your cologne mixed with your essence immediately makes me weak. A shaky intake of air and my frozen muscles give me away.You know you have me. You’re smirking because you know you do and the way I look at you tells you that I know, you know and we are paused in this perfect moment of anticipation. It could have been an hour that we stood there, or mere seconds. So much tension. Neither of us was in a position to take it beyond that, and it's been just fine for us.At any rate, after a long communication drought (life DOES happen), we connected last Wednesday night. Ironically, neither of us could sleep, and each chose to logon. I noticed a pop-up on my social media, so started messaging. That led to a video call, and that's how my wish list has gotten smaller.Our texting was somewhat "colorful," referencing body parts/functions/activities. Before we knew it, we were.