I’ll give you whatever the hell you friggin want, just tell me one thing. Tell me that you don’t love me anymore, that all those feelings we share... for 7 years are gone. Tell me that this isn’t some joy ride that you’re on and that you truly love him more than you love me!’ Though I had started out calm, by the end my emotions were showing. I wanted to know the truth, but I also didn’t want to know. I didn’t want to hear that she loved him. I didn’t want to hear that she still loved me, but was. .." Yes you do," Hekate said, and he wondered why he was talking such rubbish.He took the cigarette from her, put it between his lips and inhaled deeply.The smoke was smooth and made him tingle all over. He held it in for as longas he could and exhaled slowly. Hekate had taken another for herself."All my girls smoke," she said, flicking ash into an ashtray on the door. "Itadds to their appeal."There was something in what she had just said that bothered him, but hecouldn't work out what it was.. I am afraid your husband had to put up with quite a lot from me and my team just after you had gone away. I don't think we actually took up all the floor boards looking for you but it came quite close!"He says this in a thick West Midlands accent and a big smile on his face. He is trying to tease Joe but as I glance at Joe, there I can see a squall of unpleasant memories crossing Joseph's face."and of course I am Annie Elba" says the woman. "I had a moment or two on Saturday with Mr McEwan and. Weproper girls have more control. You can do it to me on the way home."Simone hugged her new wife and the pair snuggled up for the rest of theflight. They arrived in Rome then changed planes for the internalshuttle to Florence. By early afternoon the 'red-eye- had taken itstoll and both 'girls' stumbled sleepily into the shower beforecollapsing onto the huge hotel bed. Dorie Lou was so tired that shedidn't even bother to mix the special milk drink. She simply slipped themilk into the fridge.