James And I’m finally out of the hospital. Alright, we’re not back home yet, but I can cope happily with staying in Richard and Beth’s beach house escape for as long as it takes. Over the last few days, I have been feeling increasingly well. Movement is easier, and the pain less liable to snatch at me unawares. I think it must show and it’s not escaped my attention that recently, Charlotte has been ‘dressing to please’. She’s waiting for me to make the first move…. Somehow, my courage so far has failed me. I don’t want to get back in the saddle again only to find that the horse is too fast for me…. …. Yet…. But today, I feel well and whole and hale…. And it has been some time since I last enjoyed my Jade-Eyes the way I know she wants me to. I take it carefully, easing myself into a

