" January?" He looked at me. "I recall most folks graduate in June. What happened to you?"I blushed a little. "I had a little trouble with math," I ad...itted. "I just get my numbers mixed up sometimes, especially that geometry and algebra stuff. Trigonometry too." That about covers most of it," he grinned."Yeah," I nodded, feeling a little silly. "So, anyway, I had to take some classes over ... a few times." I'd actually taken trigonometry three times before I passed it with a D- and remedial. She’s not, and I would never say she is. I love her too much. Captain Arthur isn’t carrying pistols. Neither am I. I don’t own any. We’ll use Major Simon’s well proven pair. The seconds will choose which pistol each of the principals is to fire, and a few seconds later the duel will be over. Only another hundred yards and we’ll be at the site. It is shielded from the landward side by warehouses and is only vacant grassland because it floods frequently. It won’t flood now. The Thames tide is. She couldn’t believe she had acted so weak and pathetic in front of Chase last night. And getting him to kiss her. What the hell was she thinking? At least she was dressed. Well, after a fashion at least. Trying to move as slowly as possible so as not to wake Chase, Sam moved to get out of bed. She wanted to be dressed in something other than a shirt by the time Chase woke up. Unfortunately, Chase was a light sleeper and Sam’s movements had woken him. ‘Good morning sweetheart.’ ‘Morning,’ Sam. .The restaurant is busy and, as is her nature, Emma is late. I sip my drink and glance at my watch. Slight irritation gives way to worry but this is brushed aside as she makes her entrance. Heads turn as she sweeps across the room.Ours is a quiet town, very much set in its ways. Even allowing for the all-pervasive influence of the Internet, the fashions and fads of our more cosmopolitan and bohemian neighbours can take years to be seen on our streets. But when they do it comes like a massive.