'Urmm.. Yeah that'd...ermm.. I mean I'd like that.' He finally managed to spit out. 'Great, well come one then.' She said, getting back into her car. ...'I've got my own flat about an hours drive from here.' The car journey back to her house was thankfully less awkward. Conversation seemed forced but then atleast they were speaking, as she explained to him that she lived in a flat on her own because she was starting University in a few weeks.Eventually Emily pulled the car onto a drive outside a. " Coming from you, that means a lot. You off in the morning?" Probably. Get the afternoon tide from Woodbridge. Might moor overnight at the Ferry, take a leisurely run back here. No rush, but I don't suppose we'll get away much more after this." See you, Ted." G'night, Jim."Both girls were in Eva's room. I drank a lot of water to dilute the whiskey and stave off the possibility of a hangover, had a shower, undressed and got into bed.I was half asleep when Grace slipped in behind me and reached. Twelve mournful clangs intoned the midnight hour. Despite the loud bells, he barely picked up the ringing as he swept up the last of the popcorn. Carefully, he placed the garbage in the dumpsters in the back and stared at the overcast clouds.If he squinted his eyes, he could make out the dim glow through the dense cloud cover of the full yellow moon. Staring around, thin curls of fog rose from the lake and moved toward him. After a few moments, he reconnoitered the vacant lot behind the theater. ”“Besides, I really like kissing you!”“Which concerns your parents and grandmothers quite a bit!”“Actually, once the ring was on my finger, they relaxed. Dad pretty much will allow you to take me anywhere you wish, and my grandmothers basically think we’re married.”“And her very firm ‘Not yet!’ the day I asked you to marry me?”“I called you ‘husband’ BEFORE the ring was on my finger! Now, we could, except for how much trouble we would be in from Father Nicholas and the bishop! Speaking of that,.