Gods and Monsters

IX

The Grand Stanton Hotel - Park Lane, London

Riley Caverly, her sister Clarke and their two friends Sinead Hogan and Alexa Jordan sat in the penthouse suite of the hotel, sipping on champagne as they reminisced about the days earlier events. The women, all in their early twenties, had changed from their leather Widow jumpsuits into a more appropriate attire for this evening's dinner with a wide variety of celebrities and socialites. A knock on the door halted their conversation as Ron Caverly, Riley and Clarke's father and owner of the hotel entered the room.

"Hello, my beautiful girls. Are you all ready for tonight's dinner?"

He walked further into the room forcing Clarke to kick the wardrobe door shut and keep their Widow outfits hidden.

"Yes, Daddy, just a few more minutes and we'll be straight down." Riley said before her and Clarke went over to Ron, giving him a peck on the cheek simultaneously as they had always done since they were children.

Ron beamed from ear to ear as he spoke, an expression that made him look like he had won the lottery although that would really only be small change for him. "That's what I like to hear. I haven't seen you all day so you'll have to tell me what you've all been up to."

All four of the girls grinned at this. "Oh, you know Daddy. Just some girly shopping. Traffic was terrible though."

Ron waved goodbye as he let the girls go back to their drinking and socialising, unaware of the true nature of their earlier trip.

Continued in Part 10...