Not sure how much time had passed but it was just beginning to lighten outside when I heard my wife gently calling my name and stroking my hair. I ope...ned my eyes and looked at my wife lying beside me. She told me" Ok baby now don't freak out but I wanted to experience this with you so I hope you’re ready for this". I tried to ask her what she was talking about and realized I couldn't speak. I tried to motion that to her and I couldn't move. She saw the worried look on my face and was fast to. "Rhonda, I'm being serious. Listen, I don't think we should tease each other's guys any more."That seemed to get through to Rhonda. "Seriously?" Yes. Chet and I talked." She looked at Chet quickly. "I told him I'm breaking up with Tommy."Rhonda and Jimmy looked at Lori in obvious shock. But Rhonda's shift to annoyance was plain to see."Well, we can still have some fun tonight though, can't we? You get to mess around with my boyfriend, and I get to mess around with your 'sort of almost a. “Thank you,” he said. She gave him a small incline of her head. Will pushed the contract over to Lord Morant. The nobleman began to carefully read it over. Will leaned back in his chair. Jack was looking at him oddly. He couldn’t quite place the emotions on her face before her haughty mask returned when she saw him look her way. She absentmindedly fiddled with a ring on her finger. Will’s eyes widened. She noticed what he was looking at and quickly put her hands in her lap. His jaw clenched in. She was almost certain he'd turn and catch her looking but he didn't. The angles of his body caught the light in a way that made her ache. She pressed her legs together hard as he made his way over to the pool and began swimming.She should have gone to sleep but her mind felt alive. The whole situation felt like an excursion from everyday life. Back home, nights were full of noise; neighbours and traffic and the endless arguments with Brady - here it was serene and silent, just the gentle sound.