After all she lived through, to be lost to a weakness in her heart..."Recognizing her mood Tom rolled off onto the bed beside her and just held her ti...htly. As soon as he did she dissolved into tears. Whispering into her ear he said, "Darling, I never told you how Marie and I came to be married, did I?"Bobbie had her arms around his neck and was still crying. Through her tears she managed to softly say, "No." And Marie never did either, did she?" This time she just shook her head. "Honey, Marie. When she was on her knees, she sniffed and seemed to get herself together.I held out the black ribbon before her face and asked, "Is this what you really want? Do you willingly give yourself to me; do you submit to me completely?" I tried to say it gently and not arrogantly. I guess she did not care at that point how I asked it."Yes! Oh, God, yes! Ron, I want to give myself to you right now!" she said excitedly."You must address him as 'Master Ron' from now on," said Adele softly."I'm sorry.. He jogged across the compound, thoughts racing with a comment the captain had made the previous practice. "Don’t hog the ball, Alec. You’ve got teammates."Alec’s lips curled upwards at the edges. Finally, he’d get to prove himself a team player.Sem Sanders flexed before the locker room mirror.Alec bit his lip, still as though paralysed by the sight of the football captain’s naked torso. His toes curled, tiles cold against his bare feet. Sem’s body mocked him like a sadist, perspiration. He lied to me all the time. I thought… Never mind what I thought. I ditched him nearly a year ago and there’s been no one since.”“You know that I have loved you for years, Sylvia…”It was her turn to look at me. “Yes, Duncan. I knew and know. But you are so boring, so staid, so wrapped up in your business. I wanted to live, to go places, to see things, to DO things. I’m sorry. You seemed like conventional suburban domesticity and I didn’t want that. What he offered seemed better. It wasn’t,.