Right after leaving the dance competition, Mary headed to Simon's apartment, to see if he was ok, after what had happened at the competition. She could still smell his scent on her, and could still feel his lips, as she got to his apartment door and knocked on it.

"Please, answer" she kept repeating to herself

She heard him approaching the door and opening it, she almost let out a gasp, when she saw he was shirtless and only in his pants. He was very handsome and so muscular.

"May, I come in?" she asked

He nods and she enters, as she looked at his apartment, which was very plain and looked like a regular old boarding house.

"I'm sorry, I know it's a mess…"

"No, it's nice." She smiled to him

"Oh, please sit" as he takes his jacket, bowtie and shirt off the chair.

As he goes to turn off the music he was playing, she says, "no, leave it on, I love this song"

He looks at her and sits, "I'm sorry, I took off, but let me explain."

"No need, Martha told me you don't mix business with pleasure, because of what had happened with your friend, his dance partner and his wife"

"But you don't know the whole story, do you?"

"There's more?" she asked

He gets up and looks outside the window, "the wife was my older sister."

"I see"

"Since, our father died, I have been the man of the family. I promised my dad, I would look out for my mother, grandmother and sisters."

"That's wonderful"

"I guess. But I witnessed what my sister did to my friend's dance partner. I tried to reason with my sister but she was the jealous type and thought her husband and the woman were having an affair. Even though they told her it was all innocent and they loved each other like siblings. But my sister would hear and pushed the girl off a bridge, and we went to try to save her but it was too late. She died from head injury and someone saw us and notified the police. My sister was 6 months pregnant and I didn't want her to go to jail, so I took the blame and went to jail. I was sentenced to hang 4 months later, but my sister confessed, and was sentenced to hang. On the day she was suppose to hang…she did the job for herself and committed suicide." He said with tears in his eyes. "Its my fault she is dead."

"No, its not. You took the blame for her. My father did the same for my mom in a way."

"How?"

"My mother gave one of her dying patients an overdose of morphine, to help her die easier. But she was found out and sent to jail, but my dad got her out. But the coroner at the time, Violet Hart, who I hate too, had evidence against about the incident and blackmailed my father. So, my dad decided to resign from the station to save my mother."

"Your father…he actually did that?"

"He did."

"Maybe I judged your father too quickly"

Mary laughed, "everybody does at first."

"But still…I feel guilty…and I am nothing." He said as he sat down on the bed.

"Simon, no that's not true, you are amazing and I have known since I first saw you dancing. You are a good man."

He just looks at her but doesn't say anything, "now, I will leave, but first…" she gets up and changes the music, "will you dance with me, one last time?"

He nods and they begin dancing, like the way they did the night they first met, as they were dancing, she took the lead and turned to his face and began kissing it and caressed his bum. As she went back to facing him, they passionately kissed, as he began unbuttoning her dress and slipped it over her shoulders onto the floor, while kissing her neck, as she was unbuttoning his pants.

They continue kissing as he picked her up and placed her on the bed, and made passionate love and they laid together, afterwards until they fell asleep.

It was morning, when Mary woke up and wondered where she was as realized she was naked under the bed sheet, when she noticed Simon, coming over with a cup of tea.

"Morning" he said with a kiss

"Morning, how long have you been up?"

"Not long," he said as he got back into the bed, and looked at her worried

"Simon, do you feel guilty that we made love?"

"I am just concerned I pushed you or…"

"Or if I am a virgin, which I am not. I lost it a year ago and I have a diaphragm inserted…"

He nods, "say no more," and smiles as he caressed her cheek and push a piece of her hair over her ear, "you are so beautiful in the mornings"

She smiled and gave him a kiss, "you as well."

They began kissing passionately, when they hear a knock on the door, and groan, "who is it?"

"Simon, it's me" Martha said

Simon opened the door, "oh, thank goodness…have you…oh, there she is" she said

Mary's face turned red as she grabbed the sheet, and covered herself up to her neck.

"I have been looking all over for you, Mary. But I see you and Simon got to know each other a lot more"

"Is that all, Martha?" Simon asked

"And another thing, James informed me, that the business trip was cut short, and your parents and brother are looking for you."

"What! Did James, cover for me?"

"Yes, he told them you were at the factory working, where they are heading to now. So we need to hurry and I brought you an extra uniform."

"Thank you," Mary said as she grabbed the clothes and got ready

A quick 5 minutes later, she came out of the bathroom, "ok, ready, let's go, Martha"

"Ok, let's go. Simon, I'll talk to you later"

Simon nodded as he waved them bye, but Mary forgot to say goodbye as she turned around, and gave him a kiss, "remember you are not nothing, you are amazing," and gave him another kiss and ran down the hall to Martha.

They just arrived to the factory, where they see James waving to come and hurry up, as Mary ran as fast as she could, "are they here?"

"Just pulled in. Come on, we need to make you look sweaty and dirty." He said as he wiped water over her hair, face and hands and dirt as well.

"Wait, we should put grease on my cheeks on my hands and face as well"

"Good idea" James said as he found some and wiped it over her face and hands, "there now go to your station"

"What if they ask me about the business trip?"

"I already told them its confidential"

"Great idea, thank you" she said and ran to her station, where she saw Jane

"Jane!"

"Mary!"

"I missed you" they both said as they hugged

"So how was the dance competition?"

"Shh…it was good, we won 2nd place…and also Simon and I slept together" she said with a squeal

Jane silently squealed, "how was it and was it your first time?"

"Amazing and no, but it felt like my first time. My first time was last year and was horrible."

Jane laughed, "oh, well I am glad you had fun, with Simon"

"I did but its more than just having fun…I love Simon"