I suppose, as a young 18 year old, I quite fancied her but this was something that was well out of my league. Apart from that I had a great deal of ti...me for Pat, who was turning out to be a good mate. I wouldn’t dream of taking liberties with his wife. It was not the done thing.Well my exams came and went. I now had so much time on my hands that I was able to devote much more time to helping out. Pat worked in a local car factory as a supervisor. His shift patterns began to change and. Hundreds of slaves had been released from the pens and were filing back toward the Rethallin. Many were cheering and singing as they went, and not all were Islanders. No one bothered to ask if someone belonged on this journey, it was freedom for all.In the palace, the Praetor was packing a few of his valuables in preparation for flight. The two legionnaires stood guard over his doorway, across the hall from the banquet hall. There was a soft cough from behind them.Both turned to see a dozen. .. as her!One November Saturday, I sent the boys off to the Science Museum with their father, and I went over to Nicki's, my heart pounding because I had made up my mind it was going to be today. My body had been telling me the time was right for a couple of weeks. My lover let me in and kissed me tenderly."How do you feel?" She asked."I feel good... I feel ready," I confirmed, nodding firmly.I knew this was quite a big step, and I was glad Nicki had made me wait until now.We went to the. One of them was Winston, a tall well-built black native, “Have you any folk still in there Ma’am?” he called to Kate!“No! No, I don’t; I’m here on my own; but is there some folks still in there?”“Well, I’m not sure Ma’am! But I’m Winston; assistant manager of the Diner; I gotta see people are safe!”“My name’s Kate; can I do anything to help here at all Winston?” yelled Kate.The big black man smiled at her accent, “Er, you a Limey, Kate?”Kate stared saying, “Well, a Lesbian ... dose it.