For probably the last time, the whole family was living at home, and that included the lion's share of my frustration, my sister emma. She had just tu...rned twenty and was home for the summer break, sweet as ever, keeping out of my parents' way and for the most part keeping to herself. It was unusual for her, who had usually been so outgoing, and for me to not see her leaving with her girlfriends or making plans with her latest guy. Instead she'd spent those first few weeks back from college in. The rapid hoof-fall of a galloping horse. You’re still twisting in the breeze and on the end of one revolution when you catch sight of the white horse and its rider, their plate armour flashing brilliant in the sunshine filtering into the grove, a sky-blue cloak fluttering around their shoulders. A knight? In the Forest of Isil? They’re almost on top of you now and for a moment you wonder if they’re going to ride right through you and finish the bandits’ job for them. The red-faced man,. ‘With you?’ I nodded. ‘Yes, with me.’ ‘Separate rooms?’ ‘Yes. In keeping with our agreement, separate rooms.’ Ally was thinking about that. ‘You’re right, it has to be separate rooms, although I would wish otherwise. I made the rules so I have to keep to them. I would love to go, Jack.’ ‘Then we shall go. I will make a booking.’ The first weekend I could get a booking was three weeks away, and although the classes were being held by another professional couple, who did not appear in ‘Strictly’. Nice.. what kind of robe is it? I'm actually not wearing anything at alll...A-N: damn your bad.. I don't I have a lot to do today.. Shelley: come on... what's the worst that can happen.. you will enjoy it.. he won't know if thats what your worried about....A-N: well if you put that way it's completely wrong.. Shelley: ok ok.. let me put it like this.. it's not cheating if we're not in the same room...or touching.. A-N: I don't know.. I want you but I dont want to cheat on him...Shelley: it's.