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A moment later the door opened again and a cold draught flooded the hallway as Cole came back inside, rubbing his snow covered gloves together as steam puffed out of his mouth, his cheeks rosy from the chill.
‘They were nice,’ he said cheerfully, frowning as his wife and Alice made silent eye contact and then burst into laughter.
‘Stop it,’ said Elsie as she hopped over toward her friend, reaching out for her support.
‘Stop what?’ said Cole, puzzled as he unwrapped the thick scarf from around his neck and hung his coat on a large hook by the front door. ‘They seemed really friendly.’
‘They were lovely,’ said Elsie, giving her friend an admonishing glare. ‘Alice is just being rude.’
‘Shall we get you sat down?’ he said, opening the door to the lounge as the pair of them hobbled through.
‘On the couch, please,’ said Elsie. ‘I can stretch out then.’
Elsie wobbled along next to Alice, who was doing her best not to laugh. Cole darted ahead and cleared the cushions to the far end, making a propped up area for his wife to recline into and then together he and Alice helped her down onto the soft leather seat.
‘You liked them, didn’t you?’ grinned Alice.
’Yeah, they seemed great,’ said Cole, standing up straight.
‘No, I mean you liked them,’ she said again, looking at Elsie.
Cole turned to his wife and frowned.
‘Maybe,’ she said, mischievously. ‘Why? Are you jealous?’
‘No,’ said Alice, crossing her arms. ‘I just think you should be careful.’
‘Alice Hunter - the biggest risk taker I know - thinks we should be careful.’
She stared back, chewing her lip, and then she smiled. ‘Fine, maybe I’m a little bit jealous.’ Her eyes widened at her own admission.
‘Wow,’ said Elsie, frowning for a moment as she grinned.
‘Don’t get mushy on me Winters, I said maybe. I saw the way you two were looking at each other.’
‘Wait, what did I miss?’ said Cole, looking between them.
Elsie glanced at her bemused husband. ‘Nothing. Alice is just worked up. It was just a bit awkward, that was all.’
‘It was more than that and you know it,’ said Alice, tapping her foot.
‘Are we going to have an argument over this?’
‘Not if you admit you fancied them.’
Elsie laughed, leaning her head back into the nest of pillows, her eyes closed in exasperation. ‘Fine. Ok, I thought she was pretty and I thought he was attractive.’
‘And?’
‘And... maybe there was something there.’
‘Thank you, that’s all I needed to hear,’ smiled her friend. ‘So… quickie? And then I’ll get going?’
Cole’s eyes widened, momentarily stunned.
‘I didn’t pick this skirt out of your wardrobe this morning for nothing, you know?’ she continued, beaming at Elsie as she hooked her fingers up beneath the pleats and began to slide down her leggings, revealing her long bare legs. ‘If you’re not up to it, you’re welcome to watch.’
Elsie’s mouth dropped open as Alice shuffled her knickers down past her ankles and sprang back up, flicking her hair back behind her ears and dropping her little panties onto the floor in front of them both.
