She stared into the same warm cognac colored eyes that had faced her over her desk just scant minutes before."Aaah, you found the errant items. Do com... in Sweet Lady." Sir William stepped back from the door and ushering Victoria into the room, closed the door behind him.Victoria first pulled an oblong material trivet from her bag, then the chocolate and placed these items on the table. She then placed the fondue set on the trivet, opened a sterno can, and placed it in the bottom of the fondue. ‘My lord, I know that your love is limitless,’ she said looking directly into his eyes and working hard at feigning sincerity. ‘I only bother you with the best interests of our daughter in mind…my lord,’ she added. ‘What? Has something happened to Kore? The family I placed her with has been taking care of her to this day. Have they not? That falcon was supposed to be looking after her!’ He began to panic slightly. As if he were a shepherd awakening to find his flock has dissapeared. His love. Instantly my trousers had a challenge on their hands. She came up to me and told me how happy she could tell I was, glancing down at the bulge she was the cause of. We talked for hours about our dreams and passions and as I left I automatically leant in for the kiss. She stepped back in horror initially but her eyes lept forward with desire. She relented and leant in. For the first moment I forgot about honour and just let myself be.Parent's evening was the next time I saw her, her smile. Alcohol, when accompanied by music, can lead to a brief window of euphoria inaccessible to the sober mind. He knew he should indulge instead in simple pleasures, such as the sunshine, running his eyes over a beautiful blonde, or taking in a film, but these simple pleasures seemed so routine and mundane that he returned to the drink time and again. Within the drink he found truth, believe it or not. The truth of how America worked. The system demanded a confidence in the self, and without.