When Freya met Aiden

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The waiter came over, "Are you and your party ready to order Mr Granger?" "I think so." They all nodded and gave him their orders. Freya smiled when he asked Anna, Freya thought she was going to ask for 'orgasmic chicken', but she asked for fish instead, but she didn't disappoint, she asked if it was 'orgasmic'. The waiter took it in his stride and said, "Yes miss, I believe so." "Well I'll have some then, thank you." The waiter was smiling all the way to the kitchen and Rolf was hiding behind the menu. "Right, now the food is ordered, tell me about your uncle and Freya" said Aiden. "Well, he's fancied Freya for years, he's not a bad looking man, he keeps in shape, and as he told Freya, 'I've got all my own teeth and hair' and he's stinking rich . I mean disgustingly so. He's also got a string of women trying to catch him, but since my aunt died twenty five years ago, he became a very eligible bachelor, but he always said he couldn't love anyone like he loved my aunt. So he was a confirmed bachelor, until he laid eyes on Freya. That was it he was smitten, he's tried everything in the book to no avail. So when her husband died he tried again, subtly though because she hadn't long lost her husband and son, but it still didn't work. So she was working late in the Embassy, Charles had gone to bed and most of the staff had gone home. So armed with a dozen red roses and a bottle of champagne he tip toed into the office Freya was working in, he put his arm around her shoulder and was just about to kiss her cheek when he was flat on his back and she'd twisted his arm till it broke. He was lying there screaming in pain and she calmly looked at him, saw who it was and said, 'You stupid great prat, what the hell did you creep up on me for?' they had security guards running in and Charles coming back downstairs, who saw what was going on and called an ambulance. Freya's apologized obviously and Kim, that's my uncles name accepted it and it hasn't stopped him from trying to woe her again. He's going to go spare when he finds out that she's engaged to you. Nothing personal but he doesn't rate musicians at all. She'll be marrying beneath her as far as he's concerned. He'll be mortified and sad, but there's plenty more fish in the sea. So that's the story of how and why Freya broke my uncle's arm."

Freya had been sitting there very quiet while Rolf told his story and she never said a word after he'd finished. "Remind me never to creep up on you, I don't fancy a broken arm." "You'd be alright, I'd never hurt you, I've told you that my darling" and she kissed his cheek and the food arrived. They all laughed and joked right through lunch, till everyone was full. They were having coffee when Rolf disappeared and then came back with a bag, "Here you are Anna, a little something for you." She opened it and pulled out a big fluffy bath robe with the hotel crest on it. At the bottom of the bag was a little box, Anna opened it and her eyes opened wide. "Are you sure this is for me uncle Rolf?" "Yes Anna, it's for you." She showed it to Paula, "Rolf you can't really mean this is for Anna, it's real gold!!!" "It's for Anna, a present from her uncle Rolf, everybody else has given her a present so why can't I?" "Well I'm shocked but I can't really take it off her, can I?" "Good, let her enjoy it" "Can I have a word Rolf?" Freya said. "Of course, come over here." So Freya went away from our table and Aiden went with her, puzzled. "Where on earth did you get a child's gold bracelet from? and why have you got one?" Freya asked. "Are you questioning my motives Mrs Edwards?" but he said it with a smile on his face. "I don't know really, I'm just a very suspicious person. Put it down to my old job and people I've dealt with." "You know my sister Felicity? well it's her little brat's birthday in two weeks time and I'd bought it for her, but the little brat scratched my Ferrari on purpose, so she's not getting anything from me ever again the little bastard, her name's Arabella so I thought it would be perfect for Anna, with the initial charm on it. So no I don't keep a ready supply of children's jewelry in my room. You, Mrs Edwards have a wicked evil mind." "I'm sorry Rolf, it's just that I've had to deal with some evil people with my old job, and it starts with something innocent, so I'm always suspicious. I'm truly sorry, will you ever forgive me?" "There's nothing to forgive, it's people like you that we need to keep children and vulnerable people safe and I love you for it" and he hugged her.