When she accepted my proposal of marriage I must have been the ‘practical’ choice. It was never about love for her. I can’t imagine how I could ...have been so naïve, or why we’re still together because she has obviously reached a point where she can hardly stand me. That would certainly explain the way we’ve been getting along lately.I have every intention of keeping my word. Lea and I will live together for a year and I’ll bite my tongue and be nice to her, or at least as nice as she’ll permit.. One day, it must have been late in the afternoon for the sun was low but shining — how strange I should recollect that so clearly — but I have always recollected sunshine, — I had been walking out with her, I had some items which had been bought for me, we were both carrying them, she stopped and talked to some men, one caught hold of her and kissed her, I felt frightened, it was near a coach stand, for hackney coaches were there, cabs were not then known, she put some items she had on to my. "Maybe I'm reading more into last night than was actually there." She mused, then snorted, Pausing on the second floor landing."With the way Sasami was dressed and what she did?" Ayeka's mind supplied. "I should say not!" Steadying herself on its rail, she looked forlornly downward. "It's indecent!" She thought angrily.How dare Sasami take such liberties? Having succeeded making herself angry yet again Ayeka stood stiffly, was just about to turn on heel with full intention of returning to her. "Never thought of calling the cops, eh? No that would be so embarrassing for you, wouldn't it? And well you'd never want anyone to think you were as fallible as every fucker else, would you?"The group arrived at their final destination. It was a large room with no windows just a large half smashed glass roof. It was a toilet block of some type with dusty white tiled walls and floor. There were toilets, cubicles, a row of shower heads, and appeared to be a part of some run down gym or public.