I opened the door to the changing room. It was large, warm, lined withmirrors and soft lighting, empty except for a red leather sofa in themiddle of t...e room. She sat down and looked at me, waiting. 'You know what I want you to do.' I felt breathless as I removed my suit jacket and trousers. I felt sovulnerable in that place in my shirt sleeves, satin knickers and thestockings and suspenders she had bought me. I was trembling.'Relax sweetie,' she said calmly, 'this is what you want.'I. My parents would never forgive me if I got caught sneaking out." Okay," said Thule, "It's only seven and a half hours until I'll pick you up for school anyway."Marigold, now hanging upside down, looking for shoes under her bed said, "You mean it's my choice, right? I can refuse to come and live with the consequences. All right. I'll..." No," said Thule, "I mean that it was a suggestion. I really need to get some sleep tonight, but it would be nice to see you." Oh," said Marigold disappointed,. Trinh, who was also back at the house to get ready for the dinner. Kelli would meet us at the restaurant.I was curious to see how big the hole was in the back yard. I honked at the Canadians as I pulled off and they honked back as they continued on to their hotel, which I'd learned was the Hilton Garden Inn near the airport, which made sense.The digging was still going on, and the hole looked pretty impressive. While the big excavator I'd seen initially had obviously been involved in making the. She leans her head back on my shoulder, something she wouldn’t normally do. We fell in love years ago, back in high school, but it didn’t last more than a year or so, our careers taking us different directions. We remained close friends, some times drifting, but always being there for each other, supporting through tough times. ‘Its too much Tom,’ she said slowly, ‘I need to be loved and no-one out there knows who I am to love me.’ ‘You just need to open up to them the way you opened up to me’.