He wished her good luck.The tone of Mirabel’s letter then changed, as she had received Thomas’s answer. In short, she formally accepted Thomas’s...proposal and considered herself his affianced bride. She also let him know how happy she was and that she was awaiting his return with impatience and deep longing. She implored him to not seek danger on purpose whilst expressing her understanding of his duties. Thomas kept smiling with delight until he finished the letter which ended with “Your loving. I was small yes, but was crammed full of something soft, but not soft enough to compress to the size of my letterbox. I tore open the envelope and was instantly hit by the familiar smell of fruity perfume. Unsure if the perfume raised more questions than it solved, I thrust my hand deep into the parcel rummaging through the soft material my fingers found something hard in the center. A disc. “WATCH THIS, USE THESE” was written in capital letters on the disc. I put the disc in and pressed play.. Mal was one of our regulars, early sixties and a really friendly chap. He was like clockwork - a taxi every week from the local club. We chatted as usual, but this time he seemed a little disorientated (I blamed the beer). His attitude seemed different and I was quite shocked when he asked me if I watched porn. I acted quite natural and just said yes, I was hardly going to tell him I love porn and was busting to clock of f, to get home to crack open a beer, put on the porn to knock one out.. " But... How? I never asked for this. Surely there hasn't been time?"she asked, clearly confused.I hardened my heart a little and told her a version of the truth thatwould help me take possession of her. "You were both insistent that thebank should prevent your business for collapsing. You were bothpersonally responsible for the whole of the debt, remember?"Glumly she had nodded her agreement but remained silent."Armando Bergamaschi had been the only one who was willing to step inand bail.