The Beginning.

Not my biggest moment, actually felt three inches tall, I don't think she realised who it was until I was stood in front of them, well there was four of us, her and him sitting facing each other at a candle-lit table, the wine waiter holding the wine list trying to interest them in a curious little Pinot-Gris from the bottom of the world and there was me, hmmm.

Leigh had asked me what I was going to say to her, I replied, “The first thing that pop's into my head.”

So when she asked her date to “Please excuse me for just one second Don.”

All I could do is look at him apologetically as I moved in the direction she was pointing.

When we got to the relative seclusion of the foyer and she stood in front of me I gulped for what could be my final breath, well that meant anything that is.

She looked at me seriously, “What are you doing Mike? Here, now, what are you doing?”

I looked at her, through the frustration, anger I guess, I could see, the smile, in her eye's, faint.

As she waited, for the answer, I gulped again and begun, “I deciphered all the input and made a decision based on my observations, copy book really, now I'm planning, on moving forward, rebuilding positivity.” I turned and left.

The taxi stand was not far, as I stood waiting she came over and stood right in front of me,

“If we do this Mike, you're mine for ever, you do know that, I'm not about to give you up again.” there was a look of expectation.

“Oh, I know.” returning the same look.

Her eye's were smiling again, “Good, Michael take me home please.”