Chapter Ten Days Off I woke lying on my side. My back was still pulsating from its abuse of the preceding twenty-four hours. My lips were tingling from an hour of passionate kissing before sleep had overtaken me. I felt Taz’s legs wrapped around mine and my arm hanging loosely on her waist. I gently opened my eyes and blinked. Taz, was awake and looking at me. Her face changed into a smile. “I wished you awake, but I didn’t move or say anything.” I smiled back and leant forward to kiss her again. It was soft and caring. There was no need to surge to an early coupling, though Taz’s morning appetite was indisputable. Freda often being the first to assuage it. “Thank you, Machin!” She simply said. “What for?” I asked, stroking the hair away from her eyes. She looked hard at me, but

