Cait pulled back, caught off guard. They looked at each other, Cait’s expression one of confusion, Max’s one of embarrassed guilt.“Oh, I’m so ...sorry.” Max said, covering her mouth with her hand. “I thought…”“You thought…”“I just thought we were having a moment.” Max said apologetically. “It just felt right.”“I didn’t mean to give you that impression.” Cait said simply.“I’m so sorry.” Max pulled away from Cait and buried her face in her hands, apparently starting to cry. “It’s just been so tough,. “I was in fact born and mainly raised in Argentina, also in the UK, and my family is of British origin. I was at St George’s School in Buenos Aires, very Anglo, so I’m bi-lingual in English and Spanish. You’re very observant.”“We’re from Paris originally but have lived down here for about ten years. I’m an interior designer, and own some stores on the Cote d’Azur, and my husband is a dentist.” Well, they’re not short of money. “Well, it’s getting hot in here,” she said, putting her hand on. 'You're penis' I replied, simply.'I would do the same for you!' I blurted out, not really thinking that through. Again, I got a quizzical gaze, and could see him thinking things through.'We can't do it here love, people may see.' he said. It was unlikely, as it wasn't a busy part of town out there, but there was always that possibility. But I took this to mean a shift in his stance on the subject,in not being far away from agreeing to it!I thought for a moment, then said 'In the hallway, near. Julie took the other chair but declined a second smoke and picked up her drink instead. ‘You know what it’s been like? Like watching two people play that Snake game that they used to put on phones: They keep moving around each other, and more reasons why they should crash into each other keep getting added and you keep waiting for them to either do it or hit a wall but it kept not happening.’ ‘You should have told us how great it would’ve been if we’d connected.’ ‘I tried. You always said ‘ew,’.
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