The Brit

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and run all the way back home, but that's just playing into their hands. That'll just leave my man open for that beast to get her claws into him. So I did what any self-respecting yank would do. I reached into my little evening purse for my state of the art hundred thousand dollar cell phone that crazy Jonathan had got me, because heaven forbid I should carry an iPhone like everybody else, and I pressed the neat little button that let me record.
    I got some good stuff on there , and the whole time they were talking and plotting, I stayed as still as I could, after finally creeping towards the stall nearest them, just in case someone else came in and saw me. I'd watched enough TV to know how to be a sneak, so first I'd taken off my shoes and tiptoed into the stall. This place, as old as it is was so well run, that the door didn't make a peep when I eased it open, so it was no problem.
    Of course I had to pee even worse now , but I held that shit in. If they kept talking, maybe I could get them off my ass once and for all.
    I waited until they were done and had left , before taking care of what I'd come here for in the first place.
        When I got back to the ballroom Jonathan scowled at me, he's so cute.
    "Where were you ? I almost sent out a search party.” He pulled me under his arm and kissed my temple. I so loved when he did that, it always made me feel giddy somehow.
    "I need to show you something , it's important." He pushed me back and looked at me searchingly. I guess I hadn't been quite as successful as I’d thought, in hiding the strain from my voice.
    "What is it sweetheart , you okay?"
    I happened to catch Natalie's face over his shoulder; she was looking back the way I came with a concerned look on her face, probably trying to figure out where I'd come from. Good, let her wonder.
    "Can you get your dad and your brother too Jonathan please? Maybe Margaret too and Sandra, its a family matter, it'll only take a few minutes."
    He was back to scowling again.
    "What is this, you planning to break up with me or something?"
    He joked , but I could see he was really worried about what I was about to do or say.
    "Don't be silly , of course not; if I was gonna do that I wouldn't have come all this way in the first place."
    "I don't know, maybe this evening have been too much and you've decided you don't want to bog yourself down with an old stuff shirt like me."
    It was my turn to offer a kiss of reassurance.
    "Never."
    "Okay then, let me go extricate the others and we'll meet in one of the libraries."
    I stayed with him as he rounded up his family; the whole time I could feel Natalie's eyes boring into my back. I hadn't seen her little playmate so my guess is she'd been hiding out somewhere and was either now gone, or was back in her hole.
    “What's going on where's everyone going, if this is some sort of family thing shouldn't I be included?"
    Natalie of course addressed Jonathan, like I wasn't there. The others had gone ahead to the room Jonathan had suggested, and since I'd had about all of this ass that I was going to take, I took this one.
    "It's for the blood line only, we'll get around to you soon enough."
    Her face was comical and I could see I'd thrown Jonathan with my words, as he looked at me like ‘what the fuck?’
    I ignored that and just kept him heading in the direction of the others; Natalie meanwhile was standing there mouth open, looking even more worried than before.
    Good twit stew in your own worries and doubts , I hope they kick you out on your ass.
    "What's going on Jonathan? this is a rather odd thing to do in the middle of a party."
    "I'm sorry Margaret it was my idea, I have something that I just didn't think could wait."
    "Just let's hear what Joanna has to say without interruptions shall we?"
    Jonathan intoned, after it looked like Sandra was about to ask me something.
    I just pressed the button as I explained.
    "This is what I walked into when I went to freshen up in the bathroom

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