Chapter Fourteen
Lunch and the ‘Official Meeting’:
How can two halves of a person’s body feel so different? Half of me was terrified, the other half excited. Where could Rob be taking me? He had put so much thought and effort into the special meeting, he had planned in his mind from day one, probably the only one he imagined we would have together. What if Rob had just intended to fill in the blanks? Perhaps I had been too impetuous suggesting he phone me, then suggesting we meet, then the flow of emails and meetings which followed. Maybe I had hijacked all his plans? Why do I have to rush into things? It’s too late, it’s done now, I thought to myself. We chatted in our usual relaxed way. After about an hour Rob turned off the main road.
“Gilly, please close your eyes and don’t open the
