poppy Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 'What do you suggest, Dex?' asked Carlina, 'I am not familiar with many of these drinks.' 'Gin and orange for me, Dex, thanks, make it a triple will you? I like to taste the gin.' That was Poppy. Itsme wandered in, 'Usual for me, mate.' Dex began to wonder about his credit card balance, but his concerns were quickly brushed aside when he viewed ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 The delightful curves of Anna andCarlina. "It'll do for ne" mused Dex silently, "@fter all, a penny in the hand is worth a bird in the bushes"..@nd he guffawed silently as he staggered to the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 .....and staggered back again, laden down with drinks. He threw back a couple of doubles to bolster his confidence but it had the effect instead of making his metaphors and proverbs even more mixed than usual. 'This is going to be as easy as killing two birds in the bush with one rolling stone' he declared to no-one in particular. Carlina giggled. 'You can't squeeze moss from a rolling stone and eat it too,' she remarked. Dex's eyebrows shot up in surprise. He felt he'd finally ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Cracked it.."Oh Carolina, oh missy Carolina, oh Carolina..jump and prance" hedrawled, his torso swaying from side to side, his drinks shaking in the glasses on the table. This is great, thought Carlina, a man who knows everything but my name... Edited December 20, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 she'd enjoy slowly teaching him how to pronounce it correctly .....later. It could take a while, Jamaican was a bit tricky to get your tongue round just right. She may just have to help him with that too. She looked dreamily at Dex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Dex said "Tell me Carolina, from where do you hail?" "Kingston, Jamaica,dear Dexy. Have you met Dexy's midnight runners? I have!! And for no charge, I can introduce you..do you want to come to my place sometime to look at my collection of memorabilia?" she enquired, swirling her pink tongue round the rim of her glass. "Are you addressing me?" asked Dex , in a hazy, uncertain of what's going on type of a way. Edited December 21, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 'Can you see any other dear Dexy's here?' she giggled, 'of course I'm talking to you!' 'Well then,' Dex replied, 'let's go peruse your collection right now!' 'You fancy a trip to Jamaica then?' Carlina asked. 'Just wait while I grab my passport!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 And at that, she and Dex were soon off to Birmingham airport. In the taxi, Dex realised, vaguely, that it was 1a.m,that he has no money, no ticket, no energy....and askedCarlina "so where are the tickets?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Oh don't worry about the tickets, I prebooked them and all we have to do is collect them at the counter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 In the queue at 6a.m. ,Carlina was jolted back to reality...upon looking at her two tickets she saw the name Poppy Bookclub on the second one, not Dex Villa. "You don't look like a poppy sweetheart" declared Carlina drily,.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 but I'm sure there'll be no problem changing it to yours. They tootled off to the check-out counter to enquire. Meanwhile, Itsme was rather relieved he'd whittled the female household population down to two. Apart from anything else, it was hell trying to find a vacant spot for the bathroom, and .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) as for the kitchen..well,Anna and Poppy were duly espied making a massive cake, and whispering quietly. This last type of vocalisation stopped, with a red face each, when itsme went in, book in hand, to..... Edited December 23, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 enquire if there was any tea in the pot. He was promptly told to go and sit down, put his feet up and was duly presented with a steaming mug of tea and a large slice of Lumberjack Cake. 'It's a new recipe, we haven't tried it before. What do you think?' they enquired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 "Utterly scrumptious" said itsme, in a satisfied type of way. "And now " said Anna , decisively..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 we've got some good news for you. Today our visas came through, so we're all legal now. We can go on with our travel plans and leave you in peace. It's been so kind of you to have us all here, we really do appreciate your generosity.' Itsme was .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 taken aback at the suddenness of the announcement, it was just as if he was being abandoned. Just as he mulled it over, a shrewd idea hit him."I do have books to read, places to go, tea to drink, work to do", he replied sweetly, " so really, girls, no need to feel bad". "We don't", said,Poppy,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 want you to feel like we're deserting you, so if you like, you can join us on our travels. Carlina and Dex have invited us all to join them in Jamaica for a holiday! What do you say Itsme?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 "Brilliant!! After all, I love reggae, I want some sun, and I just love.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 bobsledding. Blizzard conditions of late have prevented me from indulging. And of course there's the rum.' Anna planned to spend all her time sunbathing, 'I've still got a lot of Russian winter to thaw from my bones,' and Poppy hoped there'd be some cricket one-dayers to watch. So packing up the left-over cake and a few ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Vegan spicy samosas, his kindle and a few tee shirts, itsme joined our merry band of lady adventurers at the airport. Meanwhile Carlina and Dex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 had encountered a slight travel hiccup. Some exceptionally inconsiderate passenger had decided to hi-jack the plane and they were now all winging their way to ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Cuba, and in addition, they were just sat sipping pineapple juice, when a drrrrrrrrrrrring sound from Dex's pocket left him in the knowledge that his phone was still on. "Hello?" intoned Dex, uncertainly. "Dex it's your mum.Just ringing to say it's Christmas day and you haven't turned up..are you ok?" "Am ok, if ok is encompassed within being stuck on a plane headed for Cuba..hijacked away from Jamaica." Dex's mum was able to.... Edited December 28, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 collapse into a chair before fainting clean away. Drrrrrring went his phone again. Which just went to show that all these warnings about cell phones interfering with flight navigation equipment was a load of old hogwash. 'Dexy, is that you? I miss you darling,' a little girl voice wheedled over the phone. 'Not now, Trixie, I'm ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) In the middle of something,something oh oh ooooooooh, noooooo" bellowed Dex, as the plane began to tilt dangerously. Unfazed, Trixie berated Dex for having the audacity to do " dirties" during a call from her. "You agreed only to do naughties with me" ,she declared, impetuously. Head hijacker and card sharp, Etienne de Nogood, 34, roared into the plane's PA system.... Edited December 28, 2014 by itsmeagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 'It is I, Etienne de Nogood speakings. Leesten very carefully, I vill say ziss only vonce. I vill come down your main passage and you vill put all your valuables in my leetle duffel bag. Are zere any questions?' Everyone started speaking at once, 'What's he saying?', 'We don't speak French!', 'You'll have to speak in English', 'What's he going to do down our back passage??', 'Why can't he say it again?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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