Later in the taxi back to the hotel, he was full of questions, how had she found him? How had she managed to get there? Where were Lissa and Will? She stopped him with a long slow kiss and when they broke apart she laughed, "I planned this all along, I knew you'd be there so I just arranged for Mum to come for a visit and have the pleasure of taking care of her grandchildren" They both laughed at the thought of Margaret run ragged by Lissa's endless questions and Will's nocturnal wails. "When I rang you I was on the train and then I just explained at the hotel desk who I was and they let me in your room to change!" "How could you be sure I'd be there?" he asked "Mmmm well I did have some inside help" she giggled "When I told Nancy my plan, she agreed to keep a look out for you and text me when you'd arrived, she promised to keep a low profile so you wouldn't suspect anything" He sat back and stared at her bemused, so it was her he'd spotted. "Nancy? I thought you two weren't speaking?" She looked at him, embarrassed "I've kind of mended some fences since Will, Mum told her about him and she sent me a text. I didn't know how you'd react, she was never our greatest fan and I didn't want to upset you" He leaned back and looked at her, this was a new side to her, a secretive side, what else could she have hidden? He thought about the temptations that had come his way over the years and the latest one tonight, he'd never even thought about the temptations that might have come her way, his main worry had always been Jake. She was watching him her smile fading, puzzled by his response, "Aren't you happy I'm here?" she asked voice wavering slightly. "I wasn't checking up on you, I just wanted to surprise you, why do you think I booked us the room at the Grosvenor?" He was startled by that "You booked it for us?" "Yes" she said subdued "It seemed like a good idea at the time, some time alone, without Lissa, without Will, just you and me. We don't seem to have had a lot of that lately and I miss it, miss you" She took his hand and looked at him, "I just wanted it to be the two of us like it was in the beginning" a naughty smile appeared on her face, "Sneaking away for the weekend..." He grinned at the memory and at her, smiling back at him, he kissed her and realised that he'd never doubt her. "So..."he said "Which particular bit of that weekend did you have in mind?" The journey back had really been worthwhile after all.
