After two rum and cokes Amy was a little bit wobbly and the bartender suddenly realised that he hadn't see any proof she was old enough so I decided i... was time to walk Amy home. All evening I had been trying not to stare down the front of her top, but at times the temptation was too great but I don't think she saw me.When we got to her front door, I put my arms around her and kissed her on the lips. I was surprised when I felt her tongue slide between my lips, but I responded and for a few. Although Britt and I borrow heavily from standard practices, we do not, in this context, regard ourselves as therapists or marriage counsellors. Rather, we consider ourselves to be coaches.’ ‘Just so you understand,’ said Britt, picking up the theme, ‘we observe no doctor – patient relationship in the conventional or regulatory sense. For one thing, we’re not doctors, and Damian and I get involved with our clients.’ The way she spoke the word involved made George’s heart lurch. ‘Involved? How?’. I laughed, poured her third glass and told her to sip this one; “the taste would be a lot better now.”We sat there for a moment enjoying the cheap plonk as if it were a vintage Pomerol. I gazed at her hands; all cracked and dry. I told her she should use some moisturiser as I took hold of one. I gently caressed the hand, turning it over two or three times as if inspecting it. She did not pull away so I said; “let me try to fix them”. I folded back her index, wedding and little fingers, leaving. I didn’t for a minute believe that he was doing anything out of his altruistic nature, though I came to suspect that it pleased Angel to see money going to various charities. And it pleased me to see title to Far East Exchange transferred back to Earl Schwarz.It was going to take a couple of days for me to move all the funds that Simon had identified and not leave tracks until it was too late to follow them. Simon sat across from me with his sleeves rolled up and his collar unbuttoned. Gold.