Amanda and Rod’s plane was due to touchdown at 5.30. They should be back home by about 7. I texted Rod to ask him to let me know when he might be able to come around. He would get the text once he had disembarked.
Biddy was eager for a walk so I obliged, Sarah was home when I returned.
She was moving all her clothes back into the guest bedroom, as she said she did not want to sleep with Rod. She said we would have to tell him tonight. I cleaned up the rest of the house.
At about 6 I got a text from Rod saying that he would be around at about 7.30. He added that Amanda would be with him. This would make things awkward, how could we swap back?
The house was tidy and we had eaten toasted sandwiches by the time my old car pulled up out the front and Rod and Amanda entered. Rod looked sheepish but Amanda looked effervescent. Before we could even say hello Amanda stuck out her hand and excitedly said “Look what I got today!”
It was a ring. A diamond ring. It was adorning her 3rd finger on her left hand. I looked at Rod. He was as white as a ghost.
I didn’t know what to say. Rod had just got me engaged to a girl I had intended to break up with.
“Congratulations” was all I could utter.
Amanda was excitedly telling Sarah all the details “We had such a wonderful time, The hotel room was upgraded, The wedding was splendid, I caught the bouquet. Zach was so romantic……..”
“Zach” I said “Can I show you something out the back?”
Amanda was too busy talking about her weekend to even notice when we went out into the back yard. I shut the door behind us and made him follow me down to his garden shed. “What the fuck have you done!” I demanded.
“I’m sorry Zach, I couldn’t help it..…. We had such a wonderful weekend…..I wasn’t thinking, it must be this body…. damn it Zach. I’ve fallen for Amanda. I love her and I want to marry her”
I looked at him “Does she know about the body swap?”
“No, I haven’t told her anything”
“What about Sarah? You are engaged to her”
“I know I have created a terrible mess. I don’t know what to do. I realize I don’t love Sarah anymore, my love of Amanda is on a different level”
It struck me, Sarah had used a similar expression this morning.
“Go back to the flat tonight. Can you come around on your own tomorrow morning? We need to sort this out”
………..
“Well what do we do now?” I asked Sarah once Rod and Amanda had departed.
“Breaking up with Rod won’t be hard - In fact he has just broken up with me…...and I’m relieved not upset”
“Let’s go to bed” I said “Rod has just cleared the way for us to stay together. We can think about the details in the morning”