Finally Lydia broke the spell. “I never . . . I mean I could not . . .”
“Nor could I,” Duncan responded. “You know, I have been with other women, but being with you is better than all the dreams I had for all those years.”
“I never even dared dream. You were a boy when I last saw you, and all I knew about s*x before tonight I learned from a thoughtless brute.” Overcome with emotion Lydia started to sob.
Duncan’s heart broke for her and for himself. He held her until her body stopped shaking.
Finally he said, “I cannot erase yesterday, my darling, but I can promise that for the rest of my life I will love and cherish you, the way it should have been from the start. I am not rich, but I am well situated and have good prospects. When we get settled, I want to make those dreams you always
