"She lives with my mother, her grandmother, in Maseru. In Lesotho." Lesotho?" It's a small country in Southern Africa. That's where I come from, Alex.... Oh," said Alex. They'd made love—several times now—but Alex had never thought to ask. He'd guessed from Lakeisha's accent that she probably hadn't been born in West London, but he'd not done much thinking beyond that. "She doesn't live in London?" I'm a student, Alex. A medical student. I live in a crappy dormitory to save money because the fees. "They smiled warmly and asked me if I was from around here, explaining that they were from Canada and didn't recognize most of the selection. We chatted some, I told them what I could about the different beers and they made their choice.We hit the parking lot at the same time and with a "long time, no see" banter stopped to chat some more. Their kids were older teens and had activities and jobs of their own now, so this was their first vacation in years as a couple. The two, Liz and Doug, were. ” Amy smiled. “Anyway, gossip’s good. I rue the day when I’m thought of as an ageing business woman, too old to have a scandalous private life.” “I don’t see that ever happening.” “Good. And for the record,” she smirked, “any juicy titbits regarding my personal trainer are all true, okay? Every single sordid de-” The lights flickered as the power briefly whirred back to life. Spinning on her heel, Marsha pounced on the intercom. “Is it fixed?” “Almost,” hissed the disjointed voice.. Master was not cruel and being theresourceful type he soon had a plan in mind as he held her and dried her tears.The next day Master had her get ready for a trip to the highlands. For a changeshe was allowed to wear her own clothes, so she picked a swirly white skirt anda fluffy white top, which buttoned down the front. As usual however she was notallowed panties. Master was in an indulgent mood, cateringto all her romantic whims. The drive up to the highlands was a happy affair ofconversation.