Sometimes, they say careful what you wish for. By the time I was done with Angie, I reckoned it would take a week for the smile to fade from her face. I disappeared to run a bath for her, calling downstairs to ask for some champagne and candles. Angie was still asleep when everything arrived. With the bath run, hot with bubbles and oils, I stripped off before helping Angie out of her clothes, easily picking her up and lowering her into the bath.

Sitting behind her, I lowered her to my chest, and only then did she wake up. She'd probably been awake for a while. "This is rather...