"Must go now!"We bolted upstairs. The twins came up about twenty minutes later. No doubt, they'd had time to compare notes, and realised that things h...adn't turned out so badly after all. True, there had been a fight, and two lifelong friends had bashed seven shades of shit out of one another, but both twins had found an enthusiastic and considerate lover. Okay, they were going home in another week, but they had a very good reason to come again for another little holiday.Life wasn't so bad after. She put the top and skirt back on and headed to the kitchen. She’d bought a little food right after she’d moved in and that would be enough for then but she’d have to go and buy some more.She giggled at the thought of wearing that skirt in a supermarket and bending over to get something from a low shelf.In the kitchen was Tom and Jade, the girl flatmate.“Hi.” Eva said.“Hi Eva, how’s it going?” Jade replied.“Eva,” Tom said, “you’ve got some clothes on, I thought that our own little exhibitionist. He was thinking of Aoife at the time, replaying the visions he had had. The cavern, the ancient energy of the place, all of it had a surprising duality of feeling, as if it was real and…not, both at the same time. The name that slid into his consciousness during his ruminations was Sirrush. Michael shrugged as he picked up speed crossing the bridge just around the corner from his flat. The name falling to the back of his mind as the rest of the day’s activities took its place. The day had moved. "Just when you think things are going along just swimmingly, BOOM! The bottom falls out of it." I still say he's way too cute," Rhi offered with a casual wave of her long fingers. "Who cares if he's on parole? That's in the past."I sat in numbed silence, staring unseeingly into my iced tea."He's good in bed, isn't he?" Rhi asked.I nodded automatically in response."So then what's the problem? You like him, he's a good fuck, and he's hot. Give the man a chance, Lil." You did take him home to meet.