We spent the last 36 hours in bed ticking off everything from the list, blindfold food tasting, leather fetish, school girl, french maid, alien, headmaster, Orient Express, aristocrat and gardener, furries, blind date, highwayman, pirate, rock star groupie. traffic cop.

Miriam hoped that would let her off the hook, no more sex for at least a few weeks. She was fed up of always having to be someone else.

Did Steve ever want her from the start or did he always regret commitment and act like he had the choice of dozens of women?

Tall, black hair (natural) even in his sixties, slim, wealthy, he could have had his pick of a wife but he chose her three years ago. Plain, small, crooked teeth and large nose.

Obviously wanted her for her desperation. Knew she'd do anything to be with him.

But now she just felt cheap and used.

Once again invisible.