“Aunt Andy, Aunt Rachel?”

“Trey? Honey what are you doing out here all on your own where is everyone else it is dangerous to wander off.”

Trey apologised as I took his hand leading him inside and throwing a questioning glance at Andy. Trey seemed very stressed and was muttering something about his mom’s being stuck and not coming out.

We entered the lobby to sheer mayhem and without much surprise I could see that our friends and family seemed to be central to the scene unfolding in what was usually an upmarket and sophisticated place to stay in the British capitol.

The next thin I knew Kit had collided with poor Trey at break neck speed hugging him as though they had not seen each other for a decade.

“Hey Kit Care to explain?”

I could here the slight lift of Andy’s voice as she spoke while trying not to laugh, I knew without looking that she had that twinkle in her eye.

As kit explained she wandered of towards a commotion at the far end of the lobby as I was also joined by a very relieved looking Connor, Libby and Peggy who explained the whole story while doing constant head counts on the now closely guarded offspring of our trapped friends.

———————-Andy———————-

As I approached a groggy and confused looking Alice others started to emerge and gather around it made me laugh, they had spent the whole time we had been gone trapped in a very small space yet as soon as they clapped eyes on me all they cared about was how our day had gone and when we would be bring Holly home.

That was until a very unpleasant smelling Bette emerged last. Now I run a large and stressful business so have heard and had my share of hissy fits but they were nothing compared to the torrent of abuse now flowing out my beautiful friend’s filthy mouth.

What made the whole thing so funny was that I could see that everyone, Kids included, where stood there receiving this outburst and from a distance would have seemed humble or apologetic but as I risked a glance around me I could see that it was not only myself shaking with the effort of contained laughter.