Leanne, at 5 foot 8 inches towered over Barbara by some 4 inches and, although not plump, was quite strongly built. Babs of course was petite and look...d frail although she was actually strong enough to move some heavy furniture about when she wanted.Leanne didn't act on this though. At least not while I was around. But, of course, with me away for a week at a residential course and Simon keeping increasingly to his own room in the evenings, Leanne seized her opportunity practically while I was. One morning over breakfast, I told him I wanted to have some fun with him at night. Ya know, change things up a little bit. Do you know what he told me?’ she asked. ‘No, what?’ Tony replied quietly. ‘He said paying the bills came first. That sex wasn’t a priority at the moment. Do you have any idea how that made me feel?’ Tony could see her heart breaking right in front of him. ‘That’s not right, you need to do both.’ he said with a trace of anger in his voice. ‘Yeah, no shit. So here I am…the. I’m telling you this now so you can get your money back if you would like.”“Please do what you can and don’t worry about the money. If you need more I’ll get it for you. Just do your absolute best to find Reggie.”The list she had given me had the names of friends her husband was closest to and a list of people he worked with. I spent three days talking with the people on the list and came up with zip. The people I talked to were unanimous in saying that Reginald Markham was not the kind of guy. Her high tinkling laugh drifted to me across the noise of the cafe as they shared some unknown joke. I felt a moment of envy for the man serving her. I wanted to have those green eyes flashing at me – to have that laugh responding to some comment of mine. Then I acknowledged the envy for the foolishness it was and let it fade away.I turned away and looked out the window when I saw her paying for her order. I could clearly see her reflection in the glass but this way she wouldn't see me staring.