A Furious Return

Marcella

Simon and I connected as easily as we had done in the earlier years. It felt to me as though we had not been out of touch all these years. Impulsively, I grabbed his hands and we stood, grinning and speaking. Pia and Giles who had approached warily were thrilled to see him; in particular, Giles who hugged him in abandon.

As I stood with Blaise in my arms, listening to Simon speaking in hi