vestiges of colour fade from his already pale face.

Today was already turning out as something of a shock; first the unexpected
meeting with Dee and her
husband, then the realisation that his love for Dee had died long ago. But now, with
this other ladys
appearance, it had just taken on nightmarish proportions!
Because he knew her.
He hadnt seen her for five years either, and their acquaintance had been brief very brief! - But nevertheless
he knew her.
In every sense of the word