Jean enjoyed doing the dishes. It gave her time to think. With her hands soaked in suds she considered her relationship with Jamie, looking for a sign about how to proceed. And when she pulled the plug and watched the water gurgle down the drain, the answer came to her.

Bill lives in Aberdeen, Scotland. They say that the human body is ninety per cent water. Being Scottish, Bill’s body is actually forty-five per cent the water of life and forty-five per cent deep-fried sausage meat. The other ten per cent is smugness at living in the best country in the world.