We had stayed and had a few beers with them messing around and generally acting about ten years younger than we actually are. As the beach started to empty we made our excuses and left to wolf whistles, shouts of good luck and other less savoury comments and made our way to find some food.

So here we sat in a quiet corner watching as the sun moved towards the water while we shared a plate of chilli fries and drank cheap beer. It had been totally unplanned and had not started as well as I had hoped but I had had the best day and getting to act like a carefree teenager for any amount of time was always a good cure for stress.

“So babe where are we going to spend the rest of our day as escapees?”

She looked at me and grinned before pulling a bunch of keys from her pockets and helping me from my seat.

“Well when we left to come here Peggy said that we could use the beach house as she never stays there really. So I figured with her in that truly over the top hotel she loves so much that we would crash in the lap of luxury for a few hours.”

So we climbed back into Alice’s trusty mini and set of up the PCH.

“Hey babe, could you do me a favour?”

I put my hand a little higher on her thigh than would have been descent in public before nodding my head that I would.

“Please don’t get me arrested before we even get there this time.”

I laughed as I thought back to that night that now seemed so long ago when we had been caught in a compromising position as I leaned my head over to her shoulder to enjoy the rest of the ride.

Back at Bette and Tina’s.

——————Dana————–

Wow I was soooo tired we had spent the whole of the day getting ready under Bette’s orders I have never been so grateful as when Tina sent her with Carmen to pick up Rachel’s family from the airport.

We were all sat in the living room laughing and chatting. Tina had just put Holly to bed and I was sure the rest of us would be following suit in not to long a time. But as I glanced out into the garden I knew it was all worth it in one day we turned the back garden of Bette and Tina’s house into a beautiful wedding venue. And even though the event had grown considerably from when Andy had first had the idea all those months ago Rachel had made sure not to let anyone get to carried away and the event and venue remained casual and informal enough to avoid any public discomfort on Andy’s part I am sure.