Postby KP Presents » Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:34 am
“Hello Simon,” grandfather said, “And don’t worry, you’re just in time. We were just talking about the visit of the girls a week or so back.”
“Good – well, if I may take my daughter from you now?”
“Enjoy the rest of your day, Lady Alicia,” grandmother said as I stood up and followed Dad out.
“I thought you were at work today,” I said as we left the shop and started to walk along Piccadilly.
“I am,” Dad said, “but I get to have a lunch hour as well, you know. So why cannot I spend it with my younger daughter on her birthday?”
“No reason whatsoever – but I’ve already eaten.”
“Good – so have I,” he said as we walked across Piccadilly, and past the statue of Eros. “Did you get your present from your grandparents?”
I nodded slowly before I said “Dad, does Angela really have a trust fund that big as well?”
“Bigger actually,” Dad said. “John manages it on our behalf, and since she got hers five years ago, it’s grown quite substantially.”
“But it doesn’t bother you that we are worth…”
“Lady Alicia, may I speak plainly?”
We walked over to a bench in Trafalgar Square as we both sat down.
“Ali, you, Angela, Andy and your mother are the four most precious things I could ever ask for in my life. Money isn’t the important thing, you are – all right?”
“Thanks Dad,” I said with a smile.
“Anyway,” he said as we stood up, “onwards and upwards. Come on.”
We crossed the rest of Leicester Square, past the cinemas and clubs, and then turned up Charing Cross Road. As we approached the Palace Theatre, I was surprised to see Colin and Martin standing outside with Jenny.
“And her is her ladyship now,” Colin said as he made a deep bow, while Martin took my hand and kissed it.
“I am so glad that Lady Alicia agreed to our invitation,” he said as he looked at me.
“Invitation? What invitation? What’s happening now?”
“Never mind,” Jenny said as Martin took my arm, and we joined the crowds going into the theatre, “just come and watch the show. Colin and Bobby fixed this up for us a few days ago.”
“Fixed what – oh…” I said as I looked up and saw what show was on there, smiling as we made our way to the box they had bought tickets for.
Now, if you’ve been reading these stories by me and others, you know Martin loves classical music, and he also has been known to sing the odd love song. Based on that, you might think a musical based around old rhythm and blues classics would not exactly be his cup of tea – you might even think Gilbert and Sullivan are more to his tastes.
Well, you’d be right on the last bit, but as he handed me the program he whispered “I’ve been looking forward to seeing this for weeks.”
“You have?”
“Yeah – you can’t beat some Northern Soul,” he said as the band started to play.
And you know what? He was absolutely right. It was an amazing show – all four of us were on our feet, stamping, cheering, singing along as the story unfolded of the band in Dublin.
At the end, there was a massive concert with the whole theatre standing and cheering. So when the lead singer said “this one is for a very special birthday girl – Alicia,” I almost fainted as they sang Try A Little Tenderness.
“Part of my gift to you,” Martin said as he put his arms round my waist and held me from behind. I could see Colin doing the same to Jenny, so I held Martin’s hands and smiled as we swayed along.
Sadly, the show had to come to an end, but we sat in the box for a while and waited until the theatre had emptied out.
“Enjoy it,” Martin said as he looked at me.
“Loved it,” I said before I kissed him on his mouth and Martin returned the kiss.
“Oops, is that the time,” Colin said as he looked at his watch. “We need to get the ladies outside Martin.”
“Oh yes, so we do,” Martin said as Jenny put her jacket on, and we left the theatre. Coming out of the side door, I saw Mister Bridges standing next to my grandparent’s car.
“What’s going on,” I said as he opened the door, and Jenny and I got in with the boys.
“SURPRISE!!!”
Mary and Cathy both reached over and hugged me as we sat down, Mary was wearing a red blouse and a pair of tight black jeans, while Cathy had on a peasant style white blouse and a long tiered skirt.
“I wondered when you two were going to show up,” I said with a smile. “Where have you been all day?”
“Oh here and there, making arrangements,” Cathy said with a smile.
“Especially for you two,” Mary said as she produced two lengths of rope. “So be good friends, and cross your wrists behind your backs please.”
“Well, at least I got to see a good show with my hands free,” I said as I winked at Jenny, and we turned round – only for Colin and Martin to take the ropes and tie our wrists tightly together behind our backs.
“Oh – you thought we were going to do it?” Mary said with a smile.
“Not a chance,” Cathy said, and it was only as I turned round I noticed that their ankles were tied together, and that there was rope around Mary’s legs below her knees. I presumed Cathy also had her legs tied together.
“So we’re all going to be in the same boat,” I said, only to be taken completely by surprise as Martin started to tie rope around my arms and body, taking it above and below my chest.
“Hey – rules,” I said in a mocking tone as I look at him.
“We got special dispensation for today,” Martin said as he pulled the ropes tight, and I let out a little gasp as they pressed down on my chest.
Jenny and I were both then helped to sit down as the two boys tied our ankles together, and then our legs below our knees. Martin gave me another little kiss before they turned their attention to Mary and Cathy, with their upper bodies soon as tightly secured as ours.
“Now then,” Colin said as he looked at us, “any last words before we give you the opportunity to enjoy the drive in peace and quiet?”
“What happens next?”
“Oh you’ll find out soon enough Lady Alicia,” Martin said as he folded a white scarf in his hands, “now open wide.”
“Fair enough,” I said as I let him push the scarf in, the silk tickling my mouth a little, before he pressed a long strip of white tape over my lips, and then gave me a little gag kiss. As he was doing this, Colin was doing the same for Jenny, and then they silenced Cathy and Mary – without the kiss at the end, I might add.
“Right then,” Martin said as he and Colin opened the car doors, “I will leave you all to enjoy the ride, and I will see you later.”
The two boys waved and jumped out, closing the doors behind us as the car moved off. “Now then ladies,” Mister Bridges said as he spoke through the funny intercom thing this car has, “just sit back, relax and enjoy the drive – I will open the windows later.”
There was no need actually, as he drove us round Central London, seeing the sights through the darkened windows.
“Shnggfnsfr,” Cathy said as she looked at me through her glasses.
“Ysss,” I said as I nodded, “Prsnttnsss, lndnee, shww, lnshwfgrnprnts…”
“Snddsfn,” Mary said as she looked out of the window.
“Twsss,” I said with a smile as we looked out, and then Mister Bridges headed out into the country, taking the old A40 out of town as we went through Denham and Gerrard’s Cross, and then through Beaconsfield.
“Rwgngntwssndn,” I called out.
“I am not meant to tell you, Lady Alicia,” Mister Bridges said, “but it does appear that way, doesn’t it?”
I sat back and watched the scenery as it rolled by – whatever was going on was obviously going to happen at Bobby’s place. Not that I minded, but I did wonder what was going to happen there.
As we drew in through the gates, I was surprised to see not only Mister Boyle, but Mary’s brother Eddie waiting there.
“Ah there she is,” Eddie said as he opened the door, lifting me in his arms, “if you will come with me, your ladyship?”
“Hdrgddd,” I said as he carried me through the house, out into the back garden and up into the tree house, sitting me on the floor as Mister Boyle sat Jenny next to me. We looked at each other, wondering what was going on as Mary and Cathy were brought in and sat next to us.
“Whtsgnnhppnnw,” I said as I looked at them, but the look in their eyes told me they were as clueless as I was as to what was going on.
So when Eddie came up with a laptop, and turned it to show us a blonde haired and a dark haired girl looking at us, I almost screamed at him.
“Hey there,” Heidi said on the other end of the Skype call, “are we interrupting something?”