‘However,’ he said seriously and gently pushing me away, ‘I do have some conditions!’ ‘Conditions?’ I said nervously. ‘Yes, conditions.�...� Then he got down on his knees in front of me and took both my hands in his. He looked me directly in the eyes and said, ‘I know that I’m old enough to be your father but I love you so much. Will you do me the greatest honour and be my wife?’ WHAT??? I was completely gob smacked. I looked at Jo and she was laughing silently. ‘That’s got you,’ she said. And it. Instinct? I don't know but, within seconds, our two tongues were entwined like playful puppies. The tingling in my cheeks seemed to spread like a fireball. My arms went around her, and my hands caressed the bare perspiring skin under her blouse. There was a strong desire for my hands to wander where they might, but I just managed to resist that. My uncertain brain pondered the risk.Laura's hand had moved from my chest down to my belly. Any further and she would encounter my pounding, erect. "Your Grandmother," he grins."No," I reply, "not yet, I've not been here long."Conrad laughs. "She is here somewhere. It's Kate don't you know."I look confused."Yes, our Kate's dressed as your sweet old Grandmother and looksincredible as you'd expect. By some quirky fate you, Kate and I areall from the same fairy-tale." Again he grins and for added wolfrealism he paws the air and bares his sharp fangs. "You need to findher to give her your cake and wine..." he pauses as if waiting for meto. “So the fanatics were right after all, even though the government has denied for years that there is anything like Magic,” he whispered in a voice that grew weaker and less audible with each word.“The government has lied about many things it doesn’t want people to know,” I told him.“He needs some water for his throat,” Jill reminded me, and I called a bottle of water to me from where I had been shopping yesterday. Frank drank it in small gulps after the first few sips.“Are you ready to talk.