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Friday night (thirty years ago):

Our passion spent, we lay back on the grass, satiated, our limbs entwined, the sun shining down on our naked bodies. It was one of those times, I would remember and cherish forever.

After a few moments, we sat up and surveyed the valley below and fields stretching out in front of us.

Matt turned to look at me. ‘Forever,’ he said as he looked deeply into my eyes.

‘For—waaargh! Ants!’ I cried as I leapt up and began to brush the invaders off my legs.

‘And … Cait, get dressed! Fast. We have to leg it now!’ said Matt as he pointed to the bottom of the hill where two walkers could be seen advancing up the lane towards us.

‘No!’ I grabbed my dress from where it had been thrown over a fence and dived into it as Matt jumped up and began to scramble into his jeans. Stumbling and laughing, we ran off before the intruders spotted us and realized what we’d been up to.

*

Friday night (now):

‘Fancy an early night?’ I asked. I knew he’d get the subtext, we’d been married long enough not to have to spell it out; plus ‘have sex’ had been on my to-do list for weeks.

‘We could, or …’ Matt replied.

‘Or what?’

‘Glass of wine and a box set?’

‘What have you got?’

‘Latest series of Game of Thrones.’

‘No brainer. I’ll get the glasses, you open the bottle.’