Brilliant sunlight streamed into the room, for they had forgotten to close the curtains the previous evening. Still half asleep, Reina reflects that the sun must be very strong to cut through the haze of coal smoke that hovered over the city. Reina wakes up on her husband’s chest and is slowly waking up to the beating of his heart, she smiles when she realises that he still has her arm around her. She adjusts a little and his hands hold her tighter around the waist, his hands around her bum. Rudwick had been insatiable during the night. He had touched, kissed, and tasted every inch of her body, his hands gentle, his mouth insistent. The intimate memories filled her with wonder, and she felt her face turning There is a stir of his movement beside her, and she rolls onto her side, pushing