We discussed normal married things checking on each other’s days and such, when she told me she had gotten a text from Mark.“He wants to come over... on Saturday,” She said.“Ok, do you want to see him? I asked.“I do,” She replied as she crossed her legs.I reached out and touched her right leg that was resting on her left knee. They were a shade above the stubble stage. The last time she shaved was by me in the shower, ten days ago before Mark arrived. Regardless of the shadow they felt. I held her for a moment, waiting for the sobbing to stop, and suddenly, ‘Silent Night’ was running through my head. I could feel my steely resolve melting like icicles in the sun. The warmth of her body pressed against mine, her soft breasts, her rippled tummy, her mound rubbing against the bulge in my pants, it reminded me of what Christmas is all about – the spirt of giving, or in my case, giving me a hard-on. ‘I’m sorry,’ she whimpered, her face buried in my chest, ‘it’s just that it’s been. Divya… Paru ne muruke pidicho, aa swargeeyaanubhoothi njaan ariyichu kodukkaam avale , fathima ente scert makalil uyarthi, njaan kuthari maaraan shremichu kondirunnu, but avarude shakthiye ethirkkaan ulla aarogyam enilk undayirunnilla, fathima ente panty thaazheekku oori,Ente 2 kaalukalum aval balamaay akathi ente yoniyil thanne nokki paranju, aparne … ” nee kando ivalude ee pavizha p***ru, njaan ente lyf ill itrayum nalla oru p***r kandittitta, ithra velutha thudakalkkidayill ilam rose colour. Realising the implications of that I tried to argue my way out, stating that it was against my civil liberties etc, but Steve pointed out that I had signed a contract that allowed them to do so in cases of suspected theft.'Please don't make me strip for you Steve' I begged.'Well it's either that or the Police' he said.This hole I had got myself into was getting bigger and bigger by the minute. While my home and work life had been relatively unaffected, events were changing meaning that this was.