“You’ve never smuggled a woman into my house.”“Nor a man. Nor have you, I think.”She gazed long and hard at me and said, “You must be lone...y. That’s not healthy, you know.”“How was your last checkup?”She guffawed again and shifted on the couch so that the hem of her robe rose another inch. “Perfect health. Body of a woman half my age, the doctor said.”“My second opinion concurs.”She smiled and raised her glass to me, and as she took a sip her hem rose a little more. After a moment she said, “I. “Oh nothing much I guess, Linda spotted me watching them out on the dance floor earlier. I don’t know why but for some reason they looked so perfect together. I think Linda must have thought I was looking a bit wistful or something.”“Anyway It’s time I made tracks, how did you get here tonight Kate?” Jenny asked her.“I caught the bus here, I was going to book a taxi back, I was waiting until it got a bit quieter. You can never get a taxi when the pubs kick out, in about an hour it will have. Perhaps Hina had fallen asleep she thought. She put her robe in a locker. As she opened the door to the showers she noticed flickering light. She stepped inside and saw the light was coming from three candles placed around the room. Along with the light from the changing room and the green exit sign the shower room was cast in shimmering shadows. Hina was soaking in the bathtub full of bubbles. Amanda approached her and saw she had fallen asleep. She looked so cute with her hair tied. He acknowledged him with the wave of a hand before turning his attention back to his laptop. Later that morning he called a short meeting of the senior management and gave them an update on his visit to York and Birmingham. He handed most of his files in his in-tray to Mike, the finance director, including his own report. Terminating the meeting he asked Alan to remain behind.“Everything still on for tonight Alan?” he asked as the last person to leave closed the door behind them.Alan nodded.