"You really managed that wonderfully,: Lisa chirped as we drove him home afterwards. "You'd think Joanne had been going to these sorts of meetings regularly."
"Yes well..... when that hand was exploring my bum, I was terrified."
"You'll learn ow to deal with that. Remember, you're a lady, you can handle an old groper like that."
"But I just pretended I didn't notice."
"That's one way of dealing with the problem. You seemed very calm."
"It was all an act."
"It was wonderful acting then! You seemed so relaxed and natural. I was proud of you."
"That was easy." I admitted... and it was - now that we were away from the reception. "It's being around ordinary people, walking through the streets, and the like that's the problem. I'm terrified to go out on my own."