No different, in many ways, from brushing my hair or fetching me water, and yet imbued with such a special symbolic charge for me, and seemingly for h...r too, that she couldn’t pretend it wasn’t a form of devotion.She let my foot drop to the bottom, and grabbed the other one, giving it the same attention as I let the heat from the water, and my Mandy’s quiet service soothed my nerves. I needed a break, too, and I knew it was one for Amanda herself. Something soft, and safe, and comforting she. Shocked with myself I snatched my head away a few moments later and carefully disentangled Linda's arms from my neck."You don't love me any more!" Linda pouted in a loud voice.I could hear footsteps on the gravel behind me and looked over my shoulders, with the true irony of fate the president of the Rotarians was approaching. He had been close enough to hear Linda's words and was about to put an end to what to all outward appearances was a lovers tiff. Linda must have seen he was there when. 'Hearing those words Ashik held Kalpana by her shoulders and looking at her face deeply he asked 'are you serious.''Why, do you have any doubts' she said lifting her eyebrows and looking elsewhere?'But how can I kiss her' he replied.'The same way as you kissed me' she said.'But you are different' he replied.'How, am I not a woman like her' she questioned him, this time biting his ear?'Yes, but she is my mother' he replied.'And I am your sister-in-law' she shot back, biting hard at his ear.This. "Well, I suppose an emergency could arise, of course!" He laughed loudly."If that is what you have in mind, old dear, James and I may just stay over in Torquay, it will be a lot easier, anyway. So, are you declaring now? Or not?" She smiled a little smile folded inside a suspicious frown."Well, that might not be such a bad idea. Well if you are going to do that, I won't feel the urgency to bang up the highway in the middle of the night! Is that better for you?" He was trying to turn this around.