"It's not just the differences in law enforcement. It's a whole other world on the side of the Atlantic. Especially to a poor country girl who thought going off to school three states away was going to the end of the world."
She was more than willing to share her rock with him and quickly appropriated his shoulder to cushion her still-damp head. "Yeah, I do. It's all a trade off, really. It's hard being away from my family but this is what I wanted. I had a few offers in the States but they were almost as far away from Tennessee as Wales is." Valmae craned her head around smile at him. "Fortunately I fell in love with this place. It's enough like home to be familiar and still be a strange new world to explore." She patted his bare chest with one small hand. "But if you ever want to explore the US, I'll be happy to offer myself as a tourguide."