”“Please, do you have any food?” pleaded a blonde woman who’d come to stand next to Fergus.He rested an arm on her shoulder. “My wife, Winna.... They didn’t give us time to take much. A few of us were going to try to sneak back and see what we could find. But you say they’re gone now?”“They are, but there’s not much left in the village. Only four buildings are still standing. I didn’t see much in the way of foodstores.”“We have food,” Ellerie announced, then glanced at Corec, who nodded. “Plenty. I can’t believe this.”I reminded Esther that I wasn’t ready to discuss my problems and told her that if Joy called, she was to tell her that I wasn’t taking calls from her. All morning, I was trying to think what I was going to do. I still had feelings for Joy, after all, thirty years with a woman made it hard to throw away all the good years. How would our kids react? I began to think that I should at least give her the time to tell me why she had cheated, and how long. I hoped Joy would. ‘In fact, Jayne here and I were about to visit the Red Lion for a glass of ale, weren’t we?’ ‘We were?’ Jayne replied, surprised by his words. ‘We were … yes, we were. Absolutely. Straight away.’ Before the shop owner could butt in any further, Jon hooked his arm around Jayne’s and swept her toward the door. She followed easily along with him, smiling giddily as they went. ‘That was sudden,’ she said once they had stepped out to the street. ‘I know,’ Jon replied. ‘Sorry to be such a mover, but. One hand strays down to your eager pussy and I can tell you are enjoying yourself, as you lean your head back and moan low in your throat. I watch long enough that my erection is pointing me into the bathroom. I realize that I had begun stroking myself slowly while watching you. I quietly sneak into the bathroom and open the shower door to join you. You look up and, with a playful smile, stand and open your arms to me. Moving under the cool water is pleasant and soon we are enfolded in each.