Ruth and Mikey by Emma Hardy

Mikey and Ruth live in a semi-detached house with three bedrooms. Ruth and Mikey do not need anybody else, for they are so in love. Nothing else matters except being together. But they live in this world, our world, and therefore this can never be allowed. [private]They must go about their daily business. They must […]

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