Reasonable Doubt - silver-spun-sand.

Thanks for your comments - Queen Elf glad you enjoyed it. Maybe your'e not familiar with the sort of slang term of "eyeing somebody up". So strange as it may seem it's not a typo (this time anyway!!!) I.e. the lines read:- "seen her a couple of times before he had - eyed each other up, sort of thing."

An interesting piece - very topical with the new laws re: date-rape and how men can now be prosecuted if a woman is to inebriated to give consent. I like the way this makes no judgement either way - thought provoking and eloquently written Juliet

Ah - I read it the same as Queen Elf. Hard to express the intonation, but was it meant to read: seen her a couple fo times before, he had(.) eyed each other up, sort of thing. IF that's right then maybe inserting a comma after before would make it clearer. At first, I read it as, ... before he had eyed each other up, ...

oops , that's of not fo - obv.

Thanks for your help you lot and for your comments. Sorry if I misunderstood you Queen Elf - seems that great minds think alike. Lou agreed with you and so did I second time around. Have changed it a bit - think it reads better now. ty Tina

You did express it properly - it was just me!!!!!!!! Hope Word's OK now, hope your Grandson has a fantastic 1st birthday - with or without cards - and hope you have a lovely Easter too. Ty Tina