“I’ll be seeing you in two weeks love,” Laura said softly, as I kissed her goodbye. Her eyes were pooling with tears. “I know,” I told her. “You know I’ll be waiting for you and missing you every second.” She nodded and after one last, lingering kiss she eased away from me to go and sit in the car. Christine got out then, and wrapped her arms around me. “Work hard, John,” she said. “We know that a First is a real stretch for you but I hope you think the reward is tempting enough to keep you focused.” “The reward sounds fantastic, Mistress,” I told her after another kiss. “You can be absolutely sure I’m motivated to succeed.” “I love you, John,” she whispered. “I love you too, Christine,” I replied. As I drew back from our kiss I saw Dave about twenty yards away. He was in the middle