Freya
“They were in the Marquis, on a lunch hour.
Freya nodded. ‘Pretty good. Beautiful house, amazing weather – apart from one gigantic thunderstorm on the last night. Which I suppose was rather amazing too.’ ‘I enjoy a storm,’ he said vaguely. She studied his face, waiting for him to enquire about Nancy, but all he said was, ‘Nice tan, by the way.’ She glanced at her bare arms, the dark skin already beginning to flake. ‘When Joss saw me he said I looked like a street Arab.’ ‘He was out there, too?’ ...‘Just the final weekend. We argued for most of it.’ Robert made a clicking sound of regret. ‘That doesn’t sound like love’s young dream.’ ‘It’s not. We’ve always argued, but the fun has gone out of it. Now we just snipe at each other.’ ‘Ah. I fear you may have reached the end of the third phase.’ ‘What’s that?’ she asked.
‘A theory of attraction I’ve been working on. The first phase begins in the groin – the seat of carnal desire. The second moves upwards to the heart, where feelings of tenderness and sympathy are incubated.MoreLess
Freya nodded. ‘Pretty good. Beautiful house, amazing weather – apart from one gigantic thunderstorm on the last night. Which I suppose was rather amazing too.’ ‘I enjoy a storm,’ he said vaguely. She studied his face, waiting for him to enquire about Nancy, but all he said was, ‘Nice tan, by the way.’ She glanced at her bare arms, the dark skin already beginning to flake. ‘When Joss saw me he said I looked like a street Arab.’ ‘He was out there, too?’ ...‘Just the final weekend. We argued for most of it.’ Robert made a clicking sound of regret. ‘That doesn’t sound like love’s young dream.’ ‘It’s not. We’ve always argued, but the fun has gone out of it. Now we just snipe at each other.’ ‘Ah. I fear you may have reached the end of the third phase.’ ‘What’s that?’ she asked.
‘A theory of attraction I’ve been working on. The first phase begins in the groin – the seat of carnal desire. The second moves upwards to the heart, where feelings of tenderness and sympathy are incubated.MoreLess
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