It took all of his manly pride to keep him from releasing a similar content sigh when Marlene rest against him, her head on his shoulder. Things were going well, so well, so pretty well, and he wanted to keep it going, but he sure didn't want to go too quickly and scare her away. So, for now, he began with simply rubbing his hand up and down her arm, to warm her up.
"Here's one suggestion," he said as the sun was disappearing on the horizon. "Keep two weekends for yourself, no meetings, no work, no appointments. Spend the first with your parents in Scotland, and the second with me on the beaches of Bournemouth."