Aunt Margaret's Lover
“'Oooh. It was good, then?' Elisabeth and Mary reasserted themselves.
'Brilliant,' I said.
'The great love of your life, then?' 'Early days.' I shrugged.
'But you are going to see each other again?' 'You bet.' She sighed and flopped down. Relieved, I thought.
'Next week.' She gave a little rubbery exhalation through her lips. 'That's a long time,' she said, half to herself. 'When I met Mark, we couldn't bear to be apart for a second - we were on the phone, sending notes, turning up on each other...'s doorstep, having sex like rabbits . . .' 'Yes, well,' I said, forbearing to add, 'And then look what happened ...' She put up her hand and said, 'I really don't want to know the details.' But of course, she did. So I told her all about it while I made the coffee.
'So,' she said over her mug, 'what about commitment?' 'No other partners.' Silence.
'And?' 'Nothing. That's it. Then we don't have to worry about condoms.' 'Is that all you can say? What about the future?' 'Oh, Verity! The future will simply take care of itself.' Verity did not look convinced.MoreLess
'Brilliant,' I said.
'The great love of your life, then?' 'Early days.' I shrugged.
'But you are going to see each other again?' 'You bet.' She sighed and flopped down. Relieved, I thought.
'Next week.' She gave a little rubbery exhalation through her lips. 'That's a long time,' she said, half to herself. 'When I met Mark, we couldn't bear to be apart for a second - we were on the phone, sending notes, turning up on each other...'s doorstep, having sex like rabbits . . .' 'Yes, well,' I said, forbearing to add, 'And then look what happened ...' She put up her hand and said, 'I really don't want to know the details.' But of course, she did. So I told her all about it while I made the coffee.
'So,' she said over her mug, 'what about commitment?' 'No other partners.' Silence.
'And?' 'Nothing. That's it. Then we don't have to worry about condoms.' 'Is that all you can say? What about the future?' 'Oh, Verity! The future will simply take care of itself.' Verity did not look convinced.MoreLess
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