CHAPTER 18 PETRA TURNED ON the CD player and noticed that Neville and Thelma were sitting quite close together on their mats and chatting quite animatedly, waiting for the latecomers to arrive. There was no sign of the old lady. Roger and Judy arrived in a flurry together five minutes after the class should have begun. “Sorry Petra, I was learning how to do something on the computer and forgot the time.” After checking with a colleague in the know at work earlier that day, Judy was certain that Marlon would have no idea how to turn off the parental lock. No more covert s*x lessons for him. “That’s ok. Tonight it’s all about concentrating on your breathing. I know you can all breathe without even thinking about it, but with Pilates you have to learn to breathe correctly for the mus

