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\par 
\par It was an early evening after Simon had worked a long shift, and he was unwinding. They were in the \lquote }{\cs25\i Cross Keys}{\rquote , at one of the tables. Simon had a beer, Marianne w
as drinking her customary white wine. He was holding a copy of New Musical Express, the legendary newspaper of the rock scene, pointing to an advert showing that Pink Floyd would be headlining the next festival at Knebworth.
\par 
\par \'93Great!\'94 Marianne responded, \'93do you think we\rquote ll be able to get tickets?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Can but try, I guess!\'94 Simon told her. \'93It says here \lquote Tickets available by post\rquote , and that they\rquote re \'a32.75 each in advance or \'a33.50 on the day \endash  but we won\rquote t wait, this\rquote ll sell out in no time.\'94

\par 
\par Marianne took a sip of her wine before saying, \'93Right. How old\rquote s that NME?\'94
\par 
\par Simon checked the date at the top of the page.
\par 
\par \'93Day before yesterday\rquote s. Not too bad I guess\'85\'94
\par 
\par Marianne considered for a moment, then said, decisively, \'93Okay. Finish your drink and we\rquote ll go and get a letter and cheque in the post tonight. I agree with you, I think they\rquote ll sell out in no time and I\rquote m }{\cs25\i not}{
 going to miss out on the chance if I can help it!\'94
\par 
\par She stood, drank her wine in two long gulps and gestured to Simon to finish his. His pint disappeared quickly as well. He took her offered glass, put it back on the bar and said \'93Good night!\'94
 to Betty, the barmaid, before opening the door to allow Marianne to precede him out into the open air.
\par 
\par He said nothing about one band he\rquote d seen on the list for the festival: }{\cs25\i Rocksette}{ would be playing there.}{\i 
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\par On the way to Simon\rquote s house he had a brainwave and used a phone box to call his mother. Marianne, in turn, phoned hers, and also spoke to her sister. After, they stopped off at the chippie and got cod and chips for four to bring back.
\par 
\par Simon and Marianne were laughing together as they walked in through his parents\rquote  front door. His mother greeted them, \'93I like to hear that sound. I wish I could hear it more often.\'94 She took the fish \lquote n\rquote 
 chips in the paper bags from them and hurried into the kitchen. \'93I\rquote ll be right out,\'94 she called over her shoulder, \'93Your Dad\rquote s in there, just setting the table.\'94
\par 
\par Simon led Marianne into the dining room, where indeed he found his father. 
\par 
\par \'93Hi, Dad. This is Marianne. Marianne, this is my father, William, but he prefers Bill.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Pleased to meet you, sir,\'94 Marianne told Simon\rquote s father with one of her brilliant smiles.
\par 
\par \'93Very pleased to meet you, too, Marianne!\'94 Simon\rquote s father gave her an appreciative look over, then gave his son a sly wink. Before he could say anything, Simon hastily intervened.
\par 
\par \'93Night off, Dad?\'94 he asked.
\par 
\par William Cook was an older version of his son, but taller. Just over six feet tall, he was a wiry blonde, now with some lighter silvery strands in his still-thick hair.
\par 
\par \'93Likely to be a few more nights off, I reckon,\'94 his father answered Simon, pessimistically. \'93The factory\rquote s slowing right down. There\rquote s talk of redundancies.\'94
\par 
\par Simon was now worried. His parents had some savings, yes, he knew that \endash  but that wouldn\rquote t last long if his father lost his job.
\par 
\par \'93Oh, don\rquote t worry son. I\rquote m fairly safe, I\rquote ve got several years in \endash  it\rquote ll be last in, first out. And the union\rquote ll help, too.\'94 He reached forward and tousled his son\rquote s hair, causing Simon to g
rimace and twist away. \'93Just \lquote elp me lay the table, else the fish\rquote ll be cold.\'94
\par 
\par No more was said on the subject, and he and Marianne helped his father. In a trice all was ready, just as Janet came in with the first two plates. \'93Sit yourselves down, now,\'94 s
he said, putting a big plate of the fried, battered cod with the beautiful golden fried chipped potatoes in front of her husband. \'93Marianne, you too. You\rquote ll be needing your strength to keep up with this one,\'94 she told her guest with a wink.

\par 
\par \'93}{\cs25\i MUM!}{\'94 Simon cried, while Marianne hid a broad smile behind her hand. Grinning, his mother left and returned to the kitchen, emerging a moment later with plates for her son and herself.
\par 
\par All four restricted themselves to small talk over their meal. Once they\rquote d finished, Simon made them all a cup of tea, before he and Marianne made their excuses and left to go up to his room.
\par 
\par \'93Caroline said she\rquote d love to go, too. So you\rquote ll be going with beautiful twin sisters, and if that doesn\rquote t turn you on then my name\rquote s Mary Whitehouse!\'94
\par 
\par \'93}{\cs25\i Two}{ of you? I don\rquote t think I\rquote ll survive!\'94 he despaired, putting the back of his hand to his forehead.
\par 
\par Marianne smacked his backside, saying \'93Go on with you \endash  you love the idea! Just don\rquote t think you\rquote re getting the both of us in bed, Simon \endash  that\rquote s }{\cs25\i not}{ on the menu!\'94
\par 
\par Simon quickly wrote out the cheque while Marianne penned the letter, asking for three tickets. She enclosed a stamped addressed envelope, giving Simon\rquote s address, took the cheque from him and sealed the envelope. Finally she licked another stamp }{
\cs25\i very}{ suggestively and stuck it on the main envelope, addressed it, and put it on Simon\rquote s bedside table.
\par 
\par \'93Now that we\rquote ve got }{\cs25\i that}{ done, what shall we do next?\'94 she asked him, and grinned at his answer of \'93Well, I }{\cs25\i do}{ have an idea\'85 if I can\rquote t have both twins, I\rquote ll happily make do with this one!\'94

\par 
\par Simon trailed a fingertip up from the valley between her breasts towards her chin. Marianne suddenly ducked down and lunged for it with her teeth, causing Simon to hastily withdraw it, leaving both of them grinning.
\par 
\par \'93Is the door shut?\'94 she asked him.
\par 
\par \'93Yes,\'94 he answered, leaning forward to kiss the top slope of a breast.
\par 
\par \'93Good!\'94 Marianne pulled away, leaving Simon momentarily, grasped the bottom of her T-shirt and lifted it off in one smooth movement. She grinned ferally at Simon who smiled back and began removing his own clothes.
\par 
\par Marianne had tried to remove her jeans while still wearing her trainers, so she was the last to remove her underwear. She smiled seductively at Simon and then fell against him, kissin
g him with lips full of passion and fire. Simon returned in kind, his hands roaming over her back and the taut roundness of her buttocks as they kissed, tongues meeting and twisting past each other like snakes.
\par 
\par Simon felt one hand sneak between their bodies to fasten on his dick. It was already hard, urgent. Marianne stroked it a couple of times and then, slightly out of breath, pulled away from his lips.
\par 
\par \'93I\rquote ve not done this with you, yet. I\rquote ll bet you\rquote ll enjoy it, though.\'94 She trailed small kisses down the fine hair on his chest and across his belly before putting a tiny kiss on the tip of his cock. She looked up to see Simon
\rquote s face. He smiled a little nervously down at her, not quite daring to believe what she was about to do.
\par 
\par But Marianne rained kisses along the underside of his penis, then licked it from the base up to the tip, flicking her tongue against the sensitive part just under the bulbous end. Simon\rquote 
s dick was now drooling with pre-cum, and he watched amazed as Marianne licked it off, smacking her lips. \'93I love the taste of you, Simon,\'94 she told him.
\par 
\par She encircled the base of his cock with finger and thumb before sloppily drooling over it, spreading the slick wetness over him before slowly, oh }{\cs25\i so}{ slowly working him with her hand. She gripped him tightly, almost }{\cs25\i too}{
 tightly, but the lubrication was enough.
\par 
\par Simon let out a shuddering breath that he didn\rquote t realise he\rquote d been holding, then drew another one when Marianne began suckling on the end of his rod. The sensation was superb, and when she pus
hed the tip of her tongue into the tiny slit at the tip he couldn\rquote t contain the moan that escaped from his lips.
\par 
\par Just when he thought she was never going to do it, Marianne opened her lips and pushed her head down onto his cock. Simon couldn\rquote t believe how good her mouth felt as she engulfed him. She massaged the underside of his cock with her tongue once she
\rquote d taken him a little more than halfway, then sucked as she pulled up, twisting her agile tongue around on the way.
\par 
\par Marianne repeated this a few times, but she hadn\rquote t been going long before Simon felt himself approaching his climax.
\par 
\par \'93Uh \endash  uh, Marianne, I\rquote m going to, uh, come\'85\'94
\par 
\par Marianne pulled away from his cock and gripped him at the base, waiting for him to ebb a little before continuing. \'93Not yet, Simon, not yet. I\rquote m enjoying this, and besides, there\rquote s something I\rquote 
ve always wanted to try, and your cock is so nice and\'85 well. Here goes!\'94 She flashed him a saucy smile, drooled more spit over him and wiped it all over again, then once more took his extra-hard penis into her mouth and pushed down.
\par 
\par And down, and further down. She stopped about a couple of inches from the base and looked up at him. Simon saw her take a breath through her nostrils and push herself further down. He felt the tip of his dick to
uching the back of her throat, and saw her fighting the gag reflex that he was sure would have her stop. He couldn\rquote t resist placing one hand on the back of her head, but Marianne shook herself a little, warning him with her eyes, so he desisted.

\par 
\par Once more, he saw her take a deep breath, felt her relax and push herself down once more. He saw tears beginning to form in her eyes, and Marianne lifted one arm in the air for a moment. She looked as if she\rquote 
d use it to push him away and herself backwards, but then she formed a fist and punched the air.
\par 
\par For the first time he felt the indescribable sensation of having his curly pubic hair in contact with her lips while his dick was firmly seated in his girlfriend\rquote s throat. Marianne stayed there for a moment before p
ulling back slightly, and he felt her throat working. She drooled from the corner of her mouth and he felt her breathing once more, then again she took a breath and pushed herself down.
\par 
\par It was all too much for Simon. \'93Mari \endash  I\rquote m going to }{\cs25\i come}{\'85\'94
\par 
\par Marianne began to draw back but was too late, Simon was already spurting uncontrollably. She jerked herself off of his penis, coughing and spluttering. Simon quickly asked, \'93Are you all right, Marianne?\'94
 but it was a few moments before she could answer Simon\rquote s desperate entreaties.
\par 
\par \'93Yes, I\rquote m all right. But next time \endash  }{\cs25\i if there is a next time}{ \endash  give me more warning! I just got a lungful of sperm, you fucking idiot!\'94
\par 
\par \'93I\rquote m sorry, darlin\rquote . But you were incredible, and I just couldn\rquote t stand it. I\rquote m really very, }{\cs25\i very}{ sorry \endash  \'94
\par 
\par \'93Yeah, well we\rquote ll have to work on your control. I\rquote m not doing that again until you can hold onto yourself, or at least give me a moment or two of warning.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Marianne, I }{\cs25\i said}{ I\rquote m sorry!\'94 Simon retorted. He felt guilty, and that guilt was threatening to translate into anger.
\par 
\par Things were tense between them for a minute. Marianne sat on the edge of the bed, still naked, still short of breath from the experience. Simon lay back staring at the ceiling, guilt festering in him. Finally however Marianne let him off the hook.
\par 
\par She turned around, face open and eyes full of concern for him. 
\par 
\par \'93Oh, it\rquote s all right, Simon. I shouldn\rquote t have shouted, it was as much my fault as yours \endash  I had you on the edge of coming early. You surprised me, that\rquote s all, and choking isn\rquote t anyone\rquote s favourite thing. We
\rquote ll say no more about it, we\rquote ll just work at giving you a bit more control \endash  and I swear I won\rquote t drive you to the edge and complain if you go over again. How\rquote s that?\'94
\par 
\par Simon could }{\cs25\i not}{ remain upset with Marianne. He picked himself up to sit next to his girlfriend and kissed her, pulling away briefly to say, \'93That sounds lovely to me, Mari. Now, kiss me?\'94
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\par The next day, Simon duly posted off the order for three tickets, with a cheque and a stamped, addressed envelope enclosed. He\rquote d know whether he\rquote d been successful sometime, he grumbled to himself \endash  but in the meantime he\rquote 
d be on tenterhooks, not knowing.
\par 
\par A few evenings later he and Marianne went out on another short date \endash  Simon\rquote s duty once more getting in the way of a later one. But he enjoyed it, and he thought Marianne had as well. They\rquote 
d gone for a walk along the sea-front, eaten fish \lquote n\rquote  chips out of the paper on the way and finished up with kisses that promised each other }{\cs25\i everything.}{ Finally, however, he\rquote 
d walked her to her door. He said goodnight, with a final, fairly chaste, kiss before turning and walking away, whistling.
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\par Marianne was unsurprised to find Caroline waiting for her. Every time she came home her sister would be there, waiting to ask about how the date went, how }{\cs25\i he}{ was.
\par 
\par Finally, Marianne snapped: \'93Cari! He\rquote s }{\cs25\i my}{ boyfriend!\'94 Seeing the hurt on her sister\rquote s face, she continued more calmly, \'93We spoke about this before, remember? Please, Cari, let\rquote s not hurt each other over this?\'94

\par 
\par Caroline, with tears threatening to spill, shook her head, but asked her sister, \'93Are you two }{\cs25\i serious}{?\'94
\par 
\par }{\cs25\i That}{ set Marianne back on her heels. \lquote Are we? }{\cs25\i Am I}{?\rquote  she thought.
\par 
\par \'93I don\rquote t know, Cari,\'94 she told her sister, quietly. She stood up, leaving her sister on the sofa next to where she\rquote d been sitting. \'93I honestly don\rquote t know, right now,\'94 she went on, softly. \'93I think we could be. How do I 
}{\cs25\i know}{? How does anyone know?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Ask Mum?\'94 Caroline suggested, equally quietly, calm now.
\par 
\par \'93I s\rquote pose\'85\'94 her sister murmured. \'93I just know that I\rquote ve never really felt like this. Simon and I feel }{\cs25\i attached}{ to one another. But\'85 I dunno. Is he the one?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Sleep on it, or ask Mum,\'94 Caroline suggested again.
\par 
\par Marianne bent to kiss her sister on the forehead. \'93Thanks, sis. I love you!\'94
\par 
\par \'93You too, Mari. If he }{\cs25\i is}{ the one, I promise I\rquote ll leave you two alone, okay?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Okay, Cari. G\rquote night.\'94
\par 
\par \'93G\rquote night.\'94
\par 
\par Marianne left her sister in the living room and ascended the stairs, but she didn\rquote t go straight to bed. Instead she knocked on her mother\rquote s door, gently. \'93Mum?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Come in,\'94 she heard through the door. Marianne opened and slipped inside her mother\rquote s room.
\par 
\par Tina turned her bedside light on, and Marianne came and sat on the edge of her bed. She found that she didn\rquote t quite know how to ask what she wanted to ask, so she temporised.
\par 
\par \'93Sorry to wake you, Mum.\'94
\par 
\par \'93That\rquote s all right, Marianne.\'94 Even when roused from near-sleep, Marianne knew that her mother always knew which of her daughters was which.
\par 
\par She sat there, perched on the edge of her mother\rquote s bed, for another minute. Finally her mother gently nudged her.
\par 
\par \'93Marianne?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Oh! Sorry, Mum. Ummm\'85 can I ask you something?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Of course you can, love. What is it?\'94 Then, with a small hint of dark suspicion her mother continued, \'93There\rquote s nothing }{\cs25\i wrong}{, is there?\'94
\par 
\par Marianne couldn\rquote t help the guilty grin that stole onto her face. \'93No, I\rquote m not pregnant, mother!\'94 she answered, and touched her mother\rquote s arm. \'93It\rquote s nothing like that. It\rquote s just\'85 how do I know if Simon\rquote 
s }{\cs25\i The One}{?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Oh, sweetheart. You either know it, or he probably isn\rquote t.\'94
\par 
\par \'93How long did it take for you to know that Dad was The One for you?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Not long. Oh, in the films they say, \lquote It was love at first sight!\rquote  and I know it can happen like that, though it didn\rquote t for me. But we hadn\rquote t been courting for more than a few weeks before I knew. I just knew\'85\'94
\par 
\par Her mother\rquote s voice trailed off and Marianne knew she was lost in memory.
\par 
\par Tina slowly shook her head, smiling to herself. \'93He was wonderful, your father. He\rquote d pick me up on his motorbike, take me to the dance, or to the picture-palace, and we\rquote d spend the evening in each other\rquote s company. I thought he was 
}{\cs25\i so}{ handsome. Then he\rquote d take me home, and spend most of the next week taking that damn bike apart and putting it back together\'85\'94
\par 
\par Tina sat back in the bed, silent for a while. Finally, Marianne leant forward, kissed her mother and left.
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\par By the next morning Marianne had more-or-less convinced herself that she\rquote d been just tired, that her fears and insecurities about her relationship with Simon were groundless.
\par 
\par They didn\rquote t see each other for the next couple of days, but soon Simon called around to the Simmons\rquote  house again.
\par 
\par When the door was opened, Simon said \'93Oh, hi, Caroline. Is Marianne in?\'94 He was too preoccupied to notice the expression on Caroline\rquote s face as she let him in.
\par 
\par \'93Hi, Simon! Wait here, I\rquote ll go fetch her,\'94 she told him, and climbed the stairs swiftly to see her sister.
\par 
\par Marianne was ready, but wanted to keep him waiting \endash  she didn\rquote t want to appear too eager. Caroline was bursting with something, she could see, so she sat her sister down on the bed beside her.
\par 
\par \'93Okay, what\rquote s up?\'94 she asked.
\par 
\par \'93Oh, it\rquote s nothing. Just that Simon was there when I opened the door and just said \'93Hi, Caroline,\'94 she told Marianne with a big smile.
\par 
\par \'93You mean he can tell which of us is which?\'94 Marianne asked. \'93Wow \endash  he\rquote s been paying more attention than I thought.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Uh-huh!\'94
\par 
\par \'93You\rquote re sure it wasn\rquote t just a lucky guess?\'94
\par 
\par \'93No, he just glanced at me and used }{\cs25\i my}{ name. He\rquote s the first one, Marianne!\'94
\par 
\par \'93Yes, the first to be able to tell us apart. Well, well, well.\'94
\par 
\par They sat in silence for a minute or two, until Caroline gently reminded her sister, \'93He\rquote s downstairs \endash \'94
\par 
\par \'93Waiting for me.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Yup.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Okay. Let\rquote s test this. We\rquote ll go down together, but first\'85\'94
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\par The twins came down the stairs together. When they reached the bottom they looked at each other and then turned to face Simon, side-by side.
\par 
\par Simon looked at them both, puzzled. \'93Why\rquote s Marianne wearing your top, Caroline?\'94 he asked.
\par 
\par Suddenly he found himself holding onto a wriggling teenaged girl who was hugging him tightly, raining kisses down onto his face. As quickly as the attack began it ended, as Marianne dropped her feet to the floor and stood up. She looked back at 
her sister.
\par 
\par \'93Proof positive!\'94 she crowed.
\par 
\par \'93Yes!\'94 said her equally excited sister.
\par 
\par \'93What\'85?\'94 asked Simon.
\par 
\par \'93You }{\cs25\i can}{ tell us apart!\'94 Caroline told him.
\par 
\par \'93Well, yeah\'85\'94
\par 
\par \'93You realise that you\rquote re the first of our boyfriends who could do that? Reliably I mean, no guessing?\'94 Marianne asked him.
\par 
\par \'93How\rquote d you do it?\'94 Caroline asked.
\par 
\par Simon paused. \'93I don\rquote t know,\'94 he told her, eventually, \'93I just can.\'94
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\par Once they left her house, however, and were waiting for the bus, Marianne grew quiet. 
\par 
\par Later in \lquote }{\cs25\i Sundowners}{\rquote , after they\rquote d had a couple of drinks each, Marianne was dancing with Simon. She\rquote d brightened up a lot since they\rquote 
d arrived there, but now she had a serious expression on her face as she slowly swayed with him.
\par 
\par \'93What\rquote s on your mind then, Marianne?\'94 Simon finally asked.
\par 
\par \'93Oh, nothing\'85\'94
\par 
\par Simon waited, still dancing with her. He pulled her in closer still, and she sighed, resting her cheek against his.
\par 
\par \'93This is so nice, Simon,\'94 she told him.
\par 
\par Afterwards, Marianne asked if they could leave. Simon was a bit surprised, as normally he had to prise her away from the club with a crowbar. They walked off towards the taxi-rank, hand in hand, but Marianne was once more very quiet.
\par 
\par Simon stopped. \'93Okay, Marianne. There\rquote s something wrong. Have I done something, said something?\'94
\par 
\par His girlfriend hugged him tightly, kissing him affectionately. \'93No, no, nothing you\rquote ve said or done, Simon. It\rquote s just\'85\'94 she looked around, saw a low wall next to the pavement they were walking along and sat on it, patting the spa
ce next to it.
\par 
\par \'93Look, I want to go and get some photographs taken by that photographer we met the other week, in the restaurant. I didn\rquote t know how you\rquote d feel about it.\'94
\par 
\par \'93Is that all?\'94 he asked in turn, but then his face went blank as he considered what she\rquote d said.
\par 
\par Marianne stopped and waited for Simon to say something else. He kept her waiting while he sorted through his feelings.
\par 
\par \'93What }{\cs25\i sort}{ of photographs, Marianne?\'94
\par 
\par Now she looked Simon defiantly in the eye.
\par 
\par \'93}{\cs25\i Glamour}{ photographs, Simon.
\par 
\par Simon chewed on this for another long moment.
\par 
\par \'93You want to be photographed in the nude? You want to do porn?
\par 
\par \'93No, not porn. Well, in a bikini, or topless, like the girls on }{\cs25\i Page 3}{.\'94
\par 
\par Simon was silent a little longer, thinking about how he\rquote d feel about this. On one hand, it was very arousing, but on the other he could feel jealousy rising.
\par 
\par \'93Simon? I really want to do this, you know? I just didn\rquote t want to upset you by telling you afterwards.\'94
\par 
\par She paused, then went on, \'93Are you okay?\'94
\par 
\par \'93I\'85 I think so, Marianne. If it\rquote s what you want to do, then fine, do it. I can just hear some of the guys at the station, though. And what about your family? What are they going to think? And your workmates?\'94
\par 
\par \'93Mum and Cari will be fine with it, don\rquote t worry \endash  Mum probably more than Caroline. I don\rquote t care }{\cs25\i what}{ the guys at your station think, though they\rquote ll probably be envious of you, actually. And everyone else? Fuck 
\lquote em! Just fuck \lquote em!\'94
\par 
\par Simon physically recoiled a little, taken aback by her vehemence. Marianne grinned at him, but then her expression turned to concern. She asked him, \'93So, are you really okay with it?\'94
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\par Simon could see just how much she wanted his approval, and made his mind up. \'93Yes, Marianne my sweet sexy one, I\rquote m okay with it.\'94
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\par Marianne squealed as she grabbed him, nearly toppling them off the wall. \'93Thank you! Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I\rquote ll thank you properly when I can get you alone, but for now\'85\'94
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\par The kiss they shared then should have melted the stone of the wall.
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