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philosophical. No wonder Jane
gave her such an odd expression. Most likely thought she was going gaga. Better
stay practical. “When are you expecting Annie and Mark?”
    Jane
sighed. “Any minute now. There’s not much you can do
about it.”
      “My dear, there’s always something you can do.
Might not be much but at least I can lessen Annie’s awkwardness. And I thought
Mark had some common sense.” Better not make comments about their host. He was
Jane’s partner after all. Ellen looked around the kitchen. A basket of fresh
rolls sat waiting. “We’re eating in the dining room, right?” Jane’s nod
confirmed. “Then let me put the bread out. I’ve finished the strawberries.”
    She
grabbed the basket and darted through the doorway into the dining room.
    Perfect.
She could take as long as she pleased setting out the bread. Maybe she’d put
out a roll on each bread plate and arrange them to geometrical precision. All the while having a grandstand view of the front drive and
anyone who arrived.
    Jane had
been right. She didn’t have to wait long. Mark’s shiny green vehicle purred up
the drive and came to a standstill. Annie got out, glanced at John’s car but
didn’t seem to recognize it. The front door bell rang. Alan opened it, with
John on his heels.
    Ellen gave
them two minutes for polite greetings and delight etcetera, etcetera then
breezed though the doorway into the hall.
    “Annie!”
She was across the floor and hugging Annie before anyone had a chance to
register. “Wonderful to see you, what a fantastic surprise! How are you, darling? You look marvelous. Not long now until school breaks up,
is it? I bet you’re counting the days.”
    She was
babbling a bit but it had worked.
    “Auntie
Ellie,” Annie said as Ellen released her. “I didn’t know you’d be here.”
    “Nor me
you, dear. I think they set it up as a treat for both of us.” Was it her
imagination or was John fighting to hold back a smile? “Never
mind that. I’m helping Jane get the table set. We’re almost ready.”
Ellen gave her a final hung and whispered, “Play it ever so cool, my dear.” And
smiled oh so sweetly at the trio of men watching them. “Looks like a wonderful
lunch. Oh well, I’d better give you back to Mark, no doubt he’s got plans.”
    Ellen
turned back to the dining room, but not before noticing the surprise in Mark’s
face, the utter astonishment on Alan’s and yes, she’d been right, the corners
of John’s mouth were quirked up in that sexy smile. He was fighting to hold
back a grin. Really, she expected better control from a Dominant.
    “Mission
accomplished,” she whispered to Jane, who was staring from the kitchen. “I
think she’ll be able to cope now.”
    “I dunno ,” Jane replied. “I saw the look on her face when you
turned around and she noticed your marks.”
    Darn it!
“Good thing she didn’t see them last night. But honestly, what does she expect?
She knows what John’s like and she knows I like him, so…” Ellen shook her head.
Annie was just going to have to get over it.
    “Aunt
Ellie!”
    Ellen
turned. There was Annie, naked, apart from a rather fetching heavy gold chain
around her neck, and fighting shyness. Time for another hug. “Honestly, my dear, you look prettier every time I see you. You and Jane are so
young you make me feel like a crone.”
    That had
the desired effect. Between the joint denials and reassurance, Annie saying she
wanted to be just like her Aunt Ellie when she grew up and Jane repeating that
line about her old aunts, they got the meal on the table and Annie was able to
stroll into the lounge and announce the meal was ready without the slightest
appearance of awkwardness.
    Mark had
damn well better be proud of Annie.
    Which he obviously was.
    And the
meal was exactly as John said—a lunch for her to meet more of his friends. Could have been in any house in the Home Counties on a Saturday
afternoon. Although she imagined in most of them the