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are.” They both laughed and danced around the floor, oblivious of anyone else in the room.
Emily stood by her husband. She noticed the bow tie had gone.
“This has been a real success my dear, and it’s all down to you, but I have to admit that my feet are killing me and bed is calling.” He looked around the room. “All of our friends have gone home. Shall we leave the young ones to carry on, doing their thing?”
With a sigh of relief Emily nodded. “What a good idea.” They made their way through the crowd of people saying their farewells and gave Sarah a big hug and said their goodnights.
The young ones carried on dancing and drinking until it was time for the DJ to pack up his equipment and leave. Richard watched his drunken friends laughing and joking sitting in the stairs. “Right you lot the party’s over and it’s time for you all to go home and sleep it off.” They all looked a little worse for wear.
“Hey old pal, I thought you said we could stay the night?”
Taking the glasses out of his friends’ hands, he pulled them to their feet. “Sorry chum but the rooms are full, time to go leave.” He piled them all into a taxi and watched them drive away. He wanted no one left behind tonight, he had plans.
Now only the four of them remained.
Sarah was still dancing by herself around the room. “I want to dance all night.”
Richard got the radio from the study and tuned into a late night station. Romantic music filled the great hall. Charles took Sarah in his arms and slowly manoeuvred her around the dance floor. Richard looked at Victoria. He bowed and held out his hand. “May I have this dance?”
“I must check my card.” She said coyly, fluttering her eyelashes.
He reached for her and pulled her into his arms. They looked into each others eyes and kissed. Victoria thought she would faint. Her tummy churned with excitement and her breathing was laboured. At last she had the man of her dreams.
On the landing, in the shadows, Charlotte watched. She wanted to scream at the harlot. Richard was hers and no one else could have him.
The dancing stopped and they drifted towards the stairs.
Charles kissed Sarah. “As much as I would like this to go on all night, I think it’s time we should all go to bed.” He held her hand and pulled her to him.
“It’s been a wonderful night, Charles. A night I will never forget.”
Charles nodded in the direction of Richard and Victoria sat on the stairs side by side chatting and looking into each others eyes. “I thought those two would never get together.” He sauntered across to them. “Sorry to disturb you two lovebirds, but we’re off to our beds.”
Victoria stared miserably at Charles. “Is it that time already?”
Richard stood and helped Victoria to her feet. “Time for your beauty sleep my lovely, not that you need it.”
Richard kissed her goodnight and watched as the others climbed the stairs.
After a few steps Charles turned and looked at him. “Are you not coming?”
“I’m just going to check on Dancing Lady, she’s almost ready to drop her foal. I won’t be long.”
Sarah reached the top of the stairs and stopped. It was icy cold, and then she smelt the mouldy air as it rushed passed her heading for her friend. Victoria felt the blow and swayed off balance, her arms flaying and almost lost her footing, Charles reached out and steadied her. Victoria looked shocked,
“I think you’ve had far too much to drink, my girl.” He noticed how pale she had become. “Are you okay?”
Victoria was sure she had been pushed but by whom? She looked around, only her friends were near by, then whom or what had pushed her? She began to shake and Sarah took her hand and guided her towards their bedrooms.
Sarah looked across the landing and into its shadows, searching for movement, there was no one to be seen but she knew who the culprit was.
Richard took his overcoat and made his way across the rear yard to the stable block
Emily stood by her husband. She noticed the bow tie had gone.
“This has been a real success my dear, and it’s all down to you, but I have to admit that my feet are killing me and bed is calling.” He looked around the room. “All of our friends have gone home. Shall we leave the young ones to carry on, doing their thing?”
With a sigh of relief Emily nodded. “What a good idea.” They made their way through the crowd of people saying their farewells and gave Sarah a big hug and said their goodnights.
The young ones carried on dancing and drinking until it was time for the DJ to pack up his equipment and leave. Richard watched his drunken friends laughing and joking sitting in the stairs. “Right you lot the party’s over and it’s time for you all to go home and sleep it off.” They all looked a little worse for wear.
“Hey old pal, I thought you said we could stay the night?”
Taking the glasses out of his friends’ hands, he pulled them to their feet. “Sorry chum but the rooms are full, time to go leave.” He piled them all into a taxi and watched them drive away. He wanted no one left behind tonight, he had plans.
Now only the four of them remained.
Sarah was still dancing by herself around the room. “I want to dance all night.”
Richard got the radio from the study and tuned into a late night station. Romantic music filled the great hall. Charles took Sarah in his arms and slowly manoeuvred her around the dance floor. Richard looked at Victoria. He bowed and held out his hand. “May I have this dance?”
“I must check my card.” She said coyly, fluttering her eyelashes.
He reached for her and pulled her into his arms. They looked into each others eyes and kissed. Victoria thought she would faint. Her tummy churned with excitement and her breathing was laboured. At last she had the man of her dreams.
On the landing, in the shadows, Charlotte watched. She wanted to scream at the harlot. Richard was hers and no one else could have him.
The dancing stopped and they drifted towards the stairs.
Charles kissed Sarah. “As much as I would like this to go on all night, I think it’s time we should all go to bed.” He held her hand and pulled her to him.
“It’s been a wonderful night, Charles. A night I will never forget.”
Charles nodded in the direction of Richard and Victoria sat on the stairs side by side chatting and looking into each others eyes. “I thought those two would never get together.” He sauntered across to them. “Sorry to disturb you two lovebirds, but we’re off to our beds.”
Victoria stared miserably at Charles. “Is it that time already?”
Richard stood and helped Victoria to her feet. “Time for your beauty sleep my lovely, not that you need it.”
Richard kissed her goodnight and watched as the others climbed the stairs.
After a few steps Charles turned and looked at him. “Are you not coming?”
“I’m just going to check on Dancing Lady, she’s almost ready to drop her foal. I won’t be long.”
Sarah reached the top of the stairs and stopped. It was icy cold, and then she smelt the mouldy air as it rushed passed her heading for her friend. Victoria felt the blow and swayed off balance, her arms flaying and almost lost her footing, Charles reached out and steadied her. Victoria looked shocked,
“I think you’ve had far too much to drink, my girl.” He noticed how pale she had become. “Are you okay?”
Victoria was sure she had been pushed but by whom? She looked around, only her friends were near by, then whom or what had pushed her? She began to shake and Sarah took her hand and guided her towards their bedrooms.
Sarah looked across the landing and into its shadows, searching for movement, there was no one to be seen but she knew who the culprit was.
Richard took his overcoat and made his way across the rear yard to the stable block
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