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Holiday

By: hnwombat
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Holiday

'The Bill' characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to Thames Television/Pearson Corp. All other characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to the relevant au or or creator.


John and Claire stood at the top of the cliff path, looking out over the ocean, “You know” said Claire, “it really is a magnificent view. I don’t know why more people don’t walk along here.”

“Well I’m glad they don’t,” replied John, wrapping his arms around her as he kissed her deeply and passionately. His tongue flicked into her mouth, sought her tongue, and then teasingly withdrew again. His hands were moved up and down her back, then squeezed her buttocks and pressed her hips into him. Claire was totally absorbed. She could feel John hardening against her, so she rubbed her hips lightly over his groin and probed into John’s mouth with her tongue, making contact with his tongue and not letting it escape.

“Ahh” moaned John. “ I don’t think I can stand this much more. It’s been so long.”

John then slid his hand inside the front of her jeans, and ran his fingers through her mound, curling them through her hair and around the curve of her body, gently separating her labia and feeling her wetness on his fingers.

“Oh, John, that is so good” gasped Claire as she rubbed one of her legs up and down around John’s ankle and calf.

“C’mon, while I can still stand” said John quietly in her ear, “over there, off the path, lets go behind the scrub, I think there’s a secluded patch.

“Oh I hope so.”

They somehow managed to make it over there, and found a perfect spot, soft grass, screened from passers by, though they’d be lucky to see any of those up here thought Claire.

She’d never seen anyone else up here and she’d found the path on her first day, while John was resting. It had been a good idea to bring John up here to recuperate after he’d been attacked. She could she the colour had slowly returned to his face and he definitely had more energy. The activities they were undertaking proved that.

On reaching the spot they continued kissing and were soon back to where they’d left off. They slithered down against each other and were lying side by side, their hands exploring each other’s bodies as if they’d never previously known them.

John’s hands were exploring Claire all over her torso, he was so glad he had found the energy to love her again. She rolled over onto her back and looked up into his gorgeous hazel eyes and pulled his head down towards her mouth. Claire moved her hands up under his shirt, and rubbed them over his strong chest, brushing lightly over his nipples and feeling them harden under her touch.

John, propped himself on one arm, undid the buttons on Claire’s blouse and by pushing his arm under her undid the clasp on her bra, now it was looser he pushed it up over the top of her pert breasts and saw how erect her nipples were. He moved his head down and gently sucked on one, while slowly and very softly brushing the other with his free hand. They became even more erect as Claire moaned gently while John continued licking, sucking and stroking them.

Claire gradually slid one of her hands down John’s chest and inside his jeans. She knew he’d been growing, as she could feel him hardening though his clothes. After giving John a gentle squeeze, which produced a happy moaning sound, Claire undid the button and unzipped John’s jeans, now she had some room to stroke his penis, which was eagerly trying to escape from his boxer shorts. She lightly ran her hand over his enlarged cock. Gently she moved her hand up and down; she felt it growing still larger.

Meanwhile John had used his other hand to slide into Claire’s jeans again, past her mound that he knew proved Claire to be a real blonde and found her labia again. Claire quickly slid her hand out of John’s boxers and undid her jeans, she wanted John to have more room and then she returned her attention to John. John needed no words; he gently slid two fingers into Claire’s vagina and immediately found the spot. He knew from past experience how much Claire liked this. It had the desired effect. He could hear Claire softly moaning with pleasure and could feel her body as it moved to maximize the effect.

John removed his other hand from caressing Claire’s breast and gently pulled down her jeans, Claire helped John’s boxers slide down and his very erect penis sprang forth. Claire wriggled her clothes down a little further and with one hand held John while her other hand guided John into her. “Ohh, that is so good.”

“Mmm” replied John indistinctly as his head was now nuzzling into her neck. “It seems so long since,” but he was unable to finish his sentence, as it was all he could do not to come too soon. He could feel Claire moving in perfect harmony with his stroking in and out, she was also squeezing his manhood with the muscles of her vagina with each stroke. He wanted this to be as good for Claire as it was for him, but he hoped she’d come soon. Their breathing was getting faster and shallower. He knew he wouldn’t last much longer.

Suddenly he could feel Claire reach her climax and he exploded with in her.

Claire felt John come; to her it seemed they came simultaneously. It was so good. One of the best.

They lay there for a while as they recovered their breath and some strength, then straightened their clothes and smiled at each other. They both knew how good it had been. It was also a sign to them that John was nearly fully recovered from the brutal bashing that had occurred nearly three weeks ago. When they left London no one had been caught, but Claire knew leads were being followed, she hoped it would be sorted by the time they returned. However they only had two more days to enjoy the coast before Claire’s leave was up and John had to return for a medical to see if he was fit to return.

Then arm in arm they walked back to the guesthouse where they were staying. Claire could tell John was tiring as they were walking quite slowly by the time they returned. It was getting quite late, they’d been up on the cliff top for longer than they realized.

“I’m knackered,” John whispered to Claire on their return. “I think I’ll just go to bed.”

“John, you really should try to eat something. You are really starting to get better. What about a bowl of soup? It’ll be quick and hopefully reasonably nourishing.”

“Yeah, you’re right I know. Let’s see how quick they can be,” and he gave Claire a tired smile. Claire squeezed his arm in reply and they went into the dining room, where they were quickly able to have a bowl of warm, home made vegetable soup with a basket of fresh bread to share. To his surprise John found himself enjoying the food.

After their quick meal they left the dining room and went to their room, where John gave Claire a kiss and said, “I’m sorry, I’ve just got to sleep.”

“Don’t worry about it, you did so much today, you had your first jog in weeks, the longest walk since we’ve been here and we made love for the first time since you were hurt, so I think you did really well.” Claire turned to see John’s reaction but it was too late he was sleeping soundly judging from his breathing.

Claire went to the other end of the room turned on the lamp and then turned off the main light, sitting in the chair she got out her mobile to give Jack Meadows a call, as she had done every night since they arrived, Jack was worried about John, but then John had worried lots of people, he was taking longer to recover than expected. The doctors had wanted him to stay in London, but hindsight had proved John right, even though he was weak, he was still just as determined to do what he wanted. This holiday looked like it could become very memorable.

“Guv, it’s Claire,”

“Oh he’s really improved this last 24 hours, done things he hasn’t had the energy to do since before”

“No, don’t worry, I won’t let him over exert himself and yes I do know what he is like, or I should by now. Any news on the attackers, did that lead work out?”

“Oh, that’s great, they’ve confessed. Did it really take four of them?”

“That might please John to know that it took four of them against one of him.”

“Well now you know John’s much better and I know you’ve caught them, I’ll see you when I get back to work. Bye Sir.” Claire ended the call and smiled to herself. Life was looking pretty good at the moment.

Claire read a couple of chapters of her book, then readied herself for bed and slid in next to John snuggling up to him and put one arm around him.

The next morning Claire was lying in bed with John behind her, she was in that state that comes sometimes between sleep and waking, where your senses are aroused, but still sleepy at the same time. A sort of holiday waking. She could sense John waking behind her and then he moved over even closer to her, slid one hand under her neck and shoulders and put the other one on top of her thigh. Claire gently slid back into John and could feel him growing against her cheek. John started gently nuzzling her neck and shoulders and stroking light patterns on the top of her thigh. Claire gently rubbed her cheek over John, feeling him press against her. She slid her top leg over John, giving him access to her; his fingers, still tracing patterns, gently crept forward and started stroking her inner thigh. They were starting to get rather entangled; Claire removed her leg and rolled over to face John, once again putting her leg over him so he could continue stroking her inner thigh. Unable to nuzzle her neck John settled for giving Claire a kiss on her lips, they were soft and responded eagerly; their tongues were seeking each other. Looking into John’s eyes Claire was pleased to see them sparkling, just like before he’d been attacked. Claire slid a hand down and gently took hold of John’s engorged penis, gently stroking it. This was getting a bit to much for John whose fingers now left Claire’s inner thighs and went straight into her. She was moist and warm. John then moved his fingers to her clitoris and began stimulating Claire even more.

Claire gently rolled John onto his back and sat astride his flat firm stomach feeling his erect penis against her back. She leant forward; her hair flopped over her face and began to kiss John again, deep passionate long kisses, their tongues delved deeply. Claire’s breasts were rubbing against John’s nipples, causing extra stimulation for them both. When Claire could last no longer and she was fairly sure it was the same for John, she raised herself up moved back a little and slid down onto John.

“Oooh, that feels so good” moaned John in painful ecstasy, he wanted to hang on and get as much out of this as possible. He always found it better when he and Claire came at the same time, and they had been getting very good at it. Could they still do it?

Claire was raising and lowering herself on John’s large erect shaft; by leaning forward she was still able to maintain contact with his lips and tongue.

John broke contact with her lips and moved his head to her nipples, which by now were erect and large, the areola dark, he grabbed one very gently between his teeth and nibbled it, then started licking it, before sliding it into his mouth and sucking it. John moved one hand back to her clitoris and started massaging it.

“Mmm” escaped from Claire’s mouth, as she started moving faster on John’s manhood. She was so close, she hoped John was ready, she couldn’t see his face at present. “John?”

“Yes” he panted, and with that they both gave into their bodies desires, they couldn’t postpone the moment any longer, Claire came and John exploded within her. Finally finished Claire lowered herself down onto John who wrapped her in his arms and soon they rolled over onto their sides.

They lay there facing each other, just looking into each other’s face, their arms still locked around each other. Their mood was broken by a knock on the door “Breakfast, I’ll bring it in.” Claire frantically tried to make sure they were both covered by bedding, she managed just in time before the door opened and their breakfast was bought into the room. A wonderful smell of bacon, eggs, toast and freshly brewed coffee filled the room. John was originally annoyed at the interruption, but the smell of the food quickly pushed that thought away, he hadn’t realized how hungry he was.

“You’re lookmuchmuch better,” said the waitress to John. “Will I put the food on the table?”

“Please” replied Claire. “We’ll get up in a minute. It smells great.”

“Thanks” said the waitress as she put the tray on the table and then left the room.

“Let’s eat,” said John. “That smells so good.”

“You are getting better aren’t you?” Claire said as she smiled at John.

After breakfast and a shower John returned to the room to find Claire, her hair wet, wrapped in her bathrobe staring out the window, she was deep in thought. John came in, quietly shutting the door and came up behind Claire wrapping her in his arms, and kissing the back of her neck. He pulled Claire closer to him, and started kissing and nibbling her ear. Claire couldn’t help herself, she started to rub herself up against John and could instantly feel the effect she had on him. John slid one of his hands onto her breasts, and the other one down lower, through her pubic hair and down to her clitoris. Claire couldn’t believe how good this was feeling, John growing behind her while she was been driven to excitement by his fingers. John pulled on the tie of Claire’s robe and it came undone and she spun slowly around to face John. She saw his enlarged organ poking though the gap in his robe; she undid the tie on John’s robe and stepped forward to kiss him. His tongue thrust deeply into Claire’s mouth, his erect penis being pushed upwards between their bodies as Claire returned the kiss. Knowing he would not be able to control his urge for much longer John reluctantly broke the contact with Claire’s lips and turned her around again removing the robe from her body. Still rubbing her clitoris John used his other hand to gently push Claire forward from the waist. Claire reached up behind her and gently held John’s scrotum, she loved the feel of his balls in their sac. John slipped his hand from her clitoris to her vagina; it was so wet and ready. He slipped his penis into her velvety opening and started thrusting backwards and forwards. Claire was moving with him, there were like the piston on a well-oiled machine back and forth, in and out, the rhythm was becoming faster with each stroke. John found his fingers wandering back to the clitoris, which he commenced rubbing again. They were both moaning in ecstasy and breathing faster and faster, unable to wait any longer John erupted within Claire just as she came.

Still holding onto Claire, John staggered back into a chair. “That was so good.”

“Yeah, it was,” answered Claire sitting on John’s lap. “I was daydreaming, looking out the window, and was I dreaming or was it real? You must be better.”

“You better believe it. I was going for a run, but I think I better rest first, what about you?”

“I want to go into the village, I’ve just got to check something. How about we meet up the top of the cliff, where the seat is? About 1pm?”

“Sounds good to me.”

A few minutes after one Claire walked up the path; she could see John leaning back on the seat, his arms stretched out along the backrest. This could be my chance to surprise him thought Claire thinking back to the morning, it was to her, at least, one of their more memorable couplings, and they’d had a few. She crept up quietly and saw John had his eyes closed, please don’t be asleep she thought.

Claire noticed John was sitting on a folded rug, raising him slightly off the seat. Then she crept over and sat astride his lap, a leg on each sidevingving carefully positioned herself where she was certain his penis would be. Claire had carefully selected her clothes before leaving, she had on a very full, mid calf length skirt, a loose shirt but buttons that was just long enough to cover the elastic waistband on the skirt and something special on underneath. Claire positioned the skirt so it covered most of them. Leaning forward Claire commenced kissing John, deeply and passionately and using her hand to run through his hair and around his neck and shoulders. John responded immediately his tongue working on hers. He was definitely not asleep!

Claire could already feel the stirrings of John’s growth beneath her. John’s hands had left the back of the seat and began rubbing Claire’s breasts, she could fell them respond, as could John. Claire took one of John’s hands and placed it under the skirt, then she slipped her hand down inside the waistband and guided John’s hand to her underwear.

“What’s this?” asked John incredulously.

“Well, just before you came home, I was missing you so much, so I did what women do in times of need and went shopping. Only this time not in my normal type of shop. What do you think of my purchase? I’ve got some more things in my suitcase. If you’re interested I could model them tonight,” said Claire saucily.

“Mmmm. That’d be very interesting,” replied John as he slipped his hand in the space provided by the crutchless knickers and was gently massaging Claire. His other hand was now undoing the buttons on her shirt to reveal a very sexy bra. He started kissing her chest and the tops of her breasts that were exposed above the bra. Claire slid her other arm inside the waistband and undid the top stud on John’s jeans. She slid in her hand, but deciding she needere rre room, undid his zipper too.

She could feel John getting larger and harder by the second. John’s fingers were now roaming into Claire’s vagina and then out to massage her clitoris, then back in again, then out. He could feel her getting wetter and wetter as she reacted to his fingers. John raised his hips a little and Claire wiggled his jeans down to allow his erection to spring out.

Claire started stroking it; she especially loved the feel of the soft skin near the tip. John undid the clasp on Claire’s front opening bra and her breasts escaped, the nipples so large and erect, surrounded by large dark circles. To John they were an exquisite sight. He gathered one breast in his hand and continued rubbing it, the other one he gently took into his mouth and sucked and nibbled on it. Claire raised herself up and John guided his enlarged member into her moist opening, moaning softly Claire gently rose up and down on his rod. John then started rubbing her clitoris with his hand. John could hear Claire’s breathing getting faster and more ragged just like his. He couldn’t contain himself any longer and for the third time that day came. While John was exploding within Claire she came, gripping his shaft with her vaginal muscles whilst riding him up and down. A wonderful feeling enveloped her.

As they both calmed down from the high they’d achieved, Claire leant forward and rested her head on John’s chest.

“John, I’ve got something to tell you.”

“What love” replied John stroking her hair.

“There’s no easy way to say this, I’m pregnant.”

“What, How”

“Well, if you don’t know how by now,” answered Claire. She laughed a little which relieved the tension she was feeling.

“Yeah, I know how, but I thought, you know protection and all that.”

“The only sure fire method of protection I know of is abstinence and I think you’d like that like a hole in the head. I know I wouldn’t like it.”

“Yeah. How do you feel about it?”

“Well, it’s a bit of a shock, but I guess I’ve suspected for about a week, so I’m more used to it than you are. How about you?”

“Well, you’re right, it is a shock. Me, a daddy, I can’t believe it. But I think if you want to, well yeah, let’s go for it.”

“Are you sure? I don’t want you to feel pressured into this.”

“Yes I think so. I mean there are no guarantees are there, but I love you so much, and to have a part of each of us, well you know.”

“So” continued Claire looking into John’s eyes “you want it?”

“The baby, yes if you do.”

“Yes, I do.” and Claire kissed John with relief. She had hoped John would want the baby too, but….

“When did you find out, I mean for sure, that you are?”

“This morning, they have a clinic once a month in the village, so I went. I realized that I should’ve had my period just after you were beaten, but I was so worried about you that I hadn’t realized I’d missed it till I was packing for down here. At first I thought it was a reaction to stress, but then when we started relaxing here, I started to wonder.”

“Wow” said John. “Was it safe for us, you know, just then?”

“So long as I’m well and want sex it’s fine, might get a bit tricky later. It’s an old wives tale that it harms the baby. I also found out that sometimes women want it more, however once I go into labour, well it’s not safe then.”

John hugged Claire closer to him. “You’re so special to me.” Then after a pause, “Do you want some lunch, I’ve brought a rug and a picnic basket. You haven’t been sick have you?”

“Lunch would be good” laughed Claire, John was all over the place, leaping from subject to subject. “No, I’ve been fine, not everyone does get sick either, another fallacy. What’s in the basket? I’m famished.”

After a leisurely lunch and a lie down on the rug, Claire and John headed back to their lodgings.

Later that night after a wonderful meal John and Claire were back in their room relaxing on a couch. John asked Claire if she would model the other items she’d purchased.

“Are you sure you want to see” replied Claire teasingly, knowing full well what John’s answer would be.

“Sure,” replied John trying to sound as laid back as possible.

Claire got up and went to her suitcase; “You have to shut your eyes until I say so, OK?”

“Yeah, OK.” agreed John.

Claire quickly stripped off, “No peeking,” she said as she saw John starting to turn his head, “or I won’t show you tonight.” Claire quickly put on a pair of royal blue French knickers and a very cut away bra in the same colour. She then walked around to stand provocatively in front of John. “OK you can look now,” she said as seductively as possible.

“Wow, come closer.”

“Please”

“Oh yes please!” breathed John.

Claire moved a little closer and John reached fod and and grabbed her around the waist, pulling her closer to him. “I’ve got this afternoon’s outfit too, do you want to see it again?”

“May be later, or tomorrow.”

John proceeded to kiss Claire’s belly, it was at just the right height. Claire ran her fingers through John’s hair there was little else she could do while John was so occupied and let her self flow with her desires. She hoped it was arousing John as much as it was doing for her. John’s kisses were moving lower and lower, they had gone below her belly button minutes ago and now he was kissing her through the satiny material of the lacy French knickers, he was down to her bush. Even though the knickers were accommodating, John couldn’t fit his face and more especially his tongue in the way he wanted.

Not wanting to pull the knickers down, he stood up and started kissing Claire on her breasts. He gently edgne one of Claire’s breasts from the tiny bra, which was purely decorative, and noticed the erect nipple and gently began to suck on it.

Claire, now John was on his feet, loosened the tie on his tracksuit pants and slid her hands inside. She could feel how big he was, and wished he were inside her now. A low moan escaped her lips and she moved her hips forward to make better contact with John and rubbed her hips against his. John released the other st fst from its flimsy constraint and started sucking on it. Claire used one of her hands to slide down John pants while the other stayed in contact with his growing cock. One of his hands slid down inside the waistband of Claire’s underwear, and entered her, he could feel how moist she was, and the muscles inside her contracting and releasing on his fingers, he knew she would come soon, he also knew he could not wait much longer either.

John removed Claire’s hand and put it, with her other hand around his neck. He started kissing her lips and felt her respond, their tongues entering each other’s mouths. John then grabbed Claire by her buttocks and lifted her up, Claire let go with one hand to move her knickers to one side to allow John to enter her and then wrapped her legs around John. She felt him plunge deeply into her, it felt so good, Claire started to come, her muscles contracting around John’s manhood. John felt her come and thrust again into Claire, he wanted to make it last longer, but it was to no avail, he couldn’d exd exploded within Claire filling her with him.

The lovers continued to cling to each other, still kissing, hoping they could come again. John felt his strength fading, though he had recovered greatly over the last few days, especially the last twenty four hours he still had a little way to go. Breaking contact, briefly John said, “Hang on tight, try to not let me out.” Claire gripped John tighter with her legs and their lips were joined again. Somehow John controlled the descent to the floor and Claire managed to keep John inside her. John sat on the floor, raised Claire slightly and crossed his legs; he then let Claire sit on the platform his legs created. Claire kept her legs wrapped around John, though not quite so tightly now, but she unwound her arms from around his neck and started rubbing his nipples. They started to become erect, and Claire thought she feel a stirring inside her. Leaving one hand rubbing John’s nipples, her other began tracing patterns on his stomach. John released one of his arms from around Claire and found her clitoris; he started to rub it gently.

Claire found herself becoming aroused again, and she could feel John beginning to grow inside her. Gently she started moving on John, who responded by rubbing her a little harder and their kisses became more passionate. Their tongues began searching for hidden depths inside each other’s mouths. Claire was now moving aroun Joh John’s growing erection using her feet on the floor to help her. John could feel Claire’s vagina beginning to exert some pressure on him. They were both starting to reach a climax again, Claire moving faster and faster and John thrusting into her inviting opening in time with her movements, deeper and deeper, their breathing faster and faster, till in the need for air their lips broke apart. Simultaneously they called each other’s names and came.

Now exhausted, they collapsed on the floor in a tangle of limbs. “Are sur sure this is OK?” asked John.

“Yeah, but it would be bad luck if it wasn’t! I didn’t even think about being pregnant, I was enjoying you so much. Anyway later on they’ll be a bulge to remind us and make us inventive,” laughed Claire.

Next morning the lovers awoke in bed, as usual they were lying very close to each other. As was also their habit when they had time and were not racing off to work they snuggled into each other and began to kiss. Suddenly John stopped “That woman’s not bringing breakfast in this morning is she?”

“No,” replied Claire with a grin, “I asked her to leave it outside the door. I’ll just check.” With that Claire got out of bed and grabbed a towel, which she wrapped around herself, she peeked out the door and retrieved the trolley and brought it into the room. “Do you want to eat?”

“Not the food just yet,” replied John. Claire left the trolley, dropped the towel and headed back to the bed. No matter what people said, she enjoyed sex just as much as John. Who said it was men who wanted it all the time, certainly not Claire Stanton.

John lay on his stomach across the bed as Claire approached, then he reached out his arms and held her, burying his face in her blonde bush. Reaching up just a little he started to kiss Claire just above the hairline, moving from one side to the other and down the sides of her triangle. Claire opened her legs a little and John started kissing the inside of her thighs, it was exquisite thought Claire.

Claire then moved to lie down on the bed in the opposite direction to John. Claire rolled over onto her back and John raised himself on all fours above her, and then lowered his head over her delicious Mount of Venus again. Claire raised her head and shoved all the pillows and the duvet under her head and neck, now she could reach up to John more easily. While John was caressed and kissed her inner thighs Claire gently took one of his balls in her mouth, rolling her tongue over it again and again. She could see his rapidly growing shaft in front of her, but not wanting to hurry, she then took his other ball in and repeated her treatment to it. All the while she could see John continue to grow. John had now advanced from her inner thighs to her clit. He had rubbed it first and was now nibbling it very gently. Claire was unable to keep still, and moaned gently as John went to work, her hips gyrating. Seeing the size of John and being aware of her growing urge Claire took as much of him as she could in her mouth and sucked him in and out, in and out. Her tongue caressed his sensitive tip. John had moved from her clit to her vagina, first with his fingers, feeling how moist and ready she was, then he let his tongue explore inside her. He knew where the most sensitive part was and concentrated on that. Even with her mouth full, John could hear little yelps of excitement escaping from Claire; he was starting to moan with pleasure too, it had to be soon. Using his tongue to perfection he noticed more secretions coming from Claire, his tongue was lapping them up, exciting Claire more, she could last no longer and neither could John. Both of them sampled the other in a moment of sheer bliss.

They lay there for a few minutes, tracing patterns over each other with their fingers, but any chance of any more activity was destroyed by Claire’s mobile ringing. However they made no effort to answer it, just wiggle around to look into each other’s eyes.

Outside the room they could hear the cleaning staff getting to work vacuuming and dusting, loudly chatting amongst themselves over the din they were producing.

“May as well have breakfast and head off?” asked Claire.

“Mmm” replied John, “It’ll be good to get back to our own bed.”

“I didn’t notice yod a d a problem with this one towards the end,” replied Claire.

“You know what I mean.”

“Yeah, I do. And you’ve got a medical to pass too, so you might need some rest!”

“I’ll be fine, first one to the trolley gets first pick,” said John leaping off the bed and heading to the trolley.

“No, first one to the trolley looks after his pregnant wife,” said Claire leaning back on the pillow she’d moved to the head of the bed.

John just turned and looked at her, then he burst out laughing, once again she’d outsmarted him.

Later they said ‘Good bye’ to all the staff that’d helped John in his recovery and looked after them both so well. It had been a memorable time for them both for more than one reason. Going back to work would be a change.