Her loss left me ... damaged. I am very grateful to Valerie for offering me the teaching position, coming here, finding new ... friends has done a lot... to help me let go of the pain," Michael said as he turned and took the glass from Ian's hand.Taking a deep drink he continued."I have found Oxford to be very familiar, though I have never been there, or any where in England before, I find that I am always turning a corner and seeing something new but with an overwhelming sense of familiarity. I. 'I can't dothat for you. We... we can't be together like this any more. Notproperly.'He stared at her. 'What? Why not?''Can't you see? Your... your breasts are starting. That's why you're sosensitive there,' she said. 'And... I'm not a lesbian. Being withanother woman, it doesn't attract me.'Tony sat up, stared at the wall, away from her. 'So I'm a woman now?Already?''No, of course not. But ? you're going to be. Maybe not so long fromnow.' She wiped a tear from her cheek. 'Did you think we. I shoved at him with both hands. ‘Hey, I didn’t come here to drink, although this is very good champagne.’ ‘I know,’ Mike smiled. Then I was caught by his by his free arm and pulled down to the bed. Even as he held the glass up, ensuring he didn’t spill a drop he pinned me on my back under him. I possibly could have escaped, but good lord, why would I have wanted to? I was on my back with him pressed against me resting on his side. He kissed me again, a long deep kiss, full of passion and. The odd blonde hair on the jacket. The occasional, ?sorryhoney I can?t get home tonight after all?. But, hey, as long as he wasdiscreet, didn?t catch anything and he came back suitably grateful plus myallowance got paid and he didn?t ask too much about what I was up to. Well, whyshould I worry? He?d alwaysbeen a bit vague about what his company did. Import and export he said.Livestock. The only thing was he never said what it was he was importing andexporting, and just how lively the livestock.