A good smack with a truncheon works much better.”Sam’s eyes widened.“I’m joking. I’m concerned, especially after finding you dressed—”�...�OK, enough, you don’t have to say it so loudly.”“When did you start?”“What the fuck do you want to know for?”“Like I said, I—”“Am worried about me. I heard you, but I won’t talk about this in here. If you want to know so badly, you’ll have to come back to my flat.”“OK.”He stared at me as if thinking he might have said the wrong thing, then shrugged and stood up.. I got another software job – I loved computers – at a computer games firm and Leah started teaching high school English and speech and for the past two years our lives had been almost idyllic. We were still living in an apartment and saving for a house and we'd decided to wait until we were financially secure before we had kids but there wasn't anything either of us wanted for, really.I was pulled out of my recollections when Leah pulled away from me and rolled onto the other side of the bed,. As he approached Pat said about time where have you been I’ve been sat here on my own Beth’s been asleep for ages. I’ve been have fun with naughty Helen laughing he replied. Well Pat asked Ron what have you been up to then, I will tell you later when we are alone, don’t worry about Beth, she’s fast, the dogs barking didn’t wake her she must be worn out, come on spill the beans, well you know we were swimming and I heard some one shout hello and wave Helen stopped and waved back and these two. Everyone says, ‘enjoy yourself. Have a glass of wine tonight when the kids are settled.” What’s sadder, actually using a wine stopper, or drinking a whole bottle of wine without uttering a single word? This year, though, I took all the wine given with a smile because in seven days time he will be back from his holidays and back in my inbox. There were two more unusual presents. I had hoped for a new alarm clock – I’m fed up of being woken up to ‘Hi, I’m Barbie, wake up and let’s have some fun.