When Freya met Aiden

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Bill's phone started ringing "it's Paula" and he had a big smile on his face. He finished and said "she was wondering where I was, she's missing me, and so is Anna" he was grinning and looking like a big soppy puppy dog. "Well you'd better get back to them, and while you're there give this to Esme for the bus fund, tell her it's from Aiden and me, and we'll see you later. Now go back to Paula and Anna, go on shoo" "ok bye everyone and see you all later." They all got back in the car "well there goes a happy man, I happen to know, that Paula thinks he's the one, she looked down into his eyes and was lost, and he likes Anna as well so that's a bonus" "when did you find that out?" "When you were spitting all over Anna" and Freya laughed "I didn't mean to spit on her, it's just that I make a lot of saliva when I'm Beatboxing, I didn't upset her did I?" "Hell no, told you she loves her uncle Aiden, I'm included but only because I'm with you" "well I love you, darling" and he kissed her and she kissed him back. "Excuse me, get a room you two" said Charles "sorry Charles, didn't mean to get carried away" Freya said "doesn't really matter but we're back at Gladys's and I'm starving" "is Prichard coming in as well? poor man always seems to slide into the background when we go for food and to the school" "don't know, ask him." Prichard opened the door for them, so when they'd all got out Freya said "what's your Christian name?" "Please don't laugh, it's Richard, Richard Prichard, Richie for short , I think my parents must have had to much to drink when they picked my name" "well Richie, are you coming in for something to eat? you always seem to vanish when you drop people off" "Well thank you for asking Freya, but don't tell Gladys but I nip to the hotel up the road, where you were staying, my girlfriend works in the kitchen, she's a sous chef, I hope that's ok, I always come straight away when I'm called" "I can't see it being a problem, as you say, you always come back when called, well I'll let you get to your girlfriend, have fun" "thank you." 

"Well is he coming in for food?" Asked Aiden "no he's going to the hotel to see his girlfriend, she's a sous chef there, but he's told me not to tell Gladys as she might think he prefers going to the hotel than come here, but he only goes there because his girlfriend works there, so let's go and eat I'm starving" "me too, I want one of Gladys's steaks" "with fries and all the trimmings and a big slice of apple pie and ice cream for dessert, yummy" "where have you two been, or shouldn't I ask" said Charles "talking to Richie the driver, he's gone to the hotel to see his girlfriend, took the liberty of telling him that it was ok, it was wasn't it?" "of course, no point in him sitting somewhere miserable, he's a very reliable driver, I just call him and he's here, but now for food, I took the liberty of ordering for you, so it was three big steaks, fries and all the trimmings all round, is that ok" "definitely, you're getting to know me too well Charles, are you still secretly watching me in case I hurt Freya" "no I'm not, you nearly always order big steaks unless you've already eaten, then it's bacon sandwiches, I don't know where you put it all, and I know you wouldn't deliberately hurt Freya, you love her to much. Plus I think if you did it's not me you would have to worry about it's GWS, that's what I was talking to Bill about when you were practicing with Anna, he's still around and I've just heard that he was by the school as well, he actually sent in some money via one of his goons, in your name to buy the mini bus outright, apparently Mr Weddell was all over the guy that took the money in, creep" " right I'll kill him myself, how dare he , doesn't he realize the position he's put us in, the stupid, fucking bastard" "look, I've just checked with my boss, don't look so startled Aiden, even I have to answer to someone, not very often, but sometimes, and it hasn't compromised you at all, they know the situation, so just be calm no harm done, and the school's getting a brand new top of the range mini bus, so that's one good thing, isn't it, why are you still looking very mad?" "I not worried about what they think of me, you and I know it's all one-sided, I'm thinking about Aiden and the guys" "why?" "Because if word gets around that Aiden Ross has donated enough money to buy a mini bus, everybody will be sending In begging letters, I'll have to go back and see Weddell and tell him it wasn't me that sent it in, I've already sent some in with Bill and if Aiden's name appears anywhere regarding a very large cash donation, I'll sue him personally" "Freya? you don't have to do that, we always get begging letters for donations or something that they can raffle off, it's par for the course, some people think because we're fairly well known, we must all be multi millionaires, which we're not. Hell we've all got mortgages and bills to pay, we usually send them some merchandise, but never money, we make a point of never sending in money, unless we've raised money for a disaster or something. So anybody that knows us will realize it's not me that made such a large donation, hell I couldn't afford to" "well if you're sure, but it's still got up my nose, I mean he wouldn't have done that if we hadn't gone to the school, would he? I don't think he well known as being a philanthropist, is he?" "Calm down now, I can see Gladys and she fetching food" said Aiden.