"In the first year of marriage, I found out I was pregnant, I was going through the morning sickness and everything, then one day I took a look at my tummy and saw the slight bulge, I was so happy. When the old man came home, I told him the good news, but he was livid, in fact, I had visions of him slicing my head off. He kept shouting, I don't want bloody kids, I hate kids. He then grabbed me by my arms and hit me twice in the face, then twice more in the stomach. As I went into a kneeling position from the pain, I felt something running down my right thigh, I don't remember any more, I woke up in Dorchester hospital with him stood beside me, he was saying, come on Anna, time to go home. I, it seemed had been in hospital for ten days, I lost the baby, it was a boy, and was told by the doctor that it would not be possible for me to carry full term, so love, you and I can carry on enjoying ourselves without having to worry about me getting pregnant". "Well". I said. "If lady luck does produce a miracle for us, then I promise, no hitting, kicking or anything like that, I will be the perfect partner and father". Anna looked at me. "I believe you would, I think if we do hit it off, and I end up as your wife, and we were lucky enough to have a family, you would always be there to support us".
We left the dining area and headed for the bar where we spent a couple of hours enjoying a drink with the other guests. As the bar started to empty and people wished us both a good night, I want to the barman and ordered a second pint of San Mig, then Anna and I headed for one of the sofa's that looked out of the window. As Anna and I shared the drink I had bought, the barman came over to us and said. "Sir, madam, I am closing the bar now, and although the main lights will be switched off, the lights over the clock and pictures, will remain on, so you won't be in complete darkness, and the main door will remain unlocked, so you can leave at any time. As the barman left the bar saying good night, the room went into total darkness, accept as he said, the clock and picture lights remained on giving off an almost romantic glow around the room.
"Michael," Anna said, almost in a whisper. "You know I told you this afternoon that the bank vault was full, if you get my drift, well I am happy to tell you, it is now empty again". I picked up the glass in my left hand, being left handed, I took a long drink, taking in what Anna had just said to me, I then handed Anna the glass, as she held the glass in both hands, I placed my wet hand on Anna's thigh, as I slid my fingers down the inside of Anna's thigh, I gave a little squeeze, she looked at me but didn't say a thing, she just smiled at me as if to say you bugger, but don't stop, I love it. I leaned over and kissed her mouth. "I think I can do that". I said. "But will the bank be open". "My darling Mike". Anna said. "This bank is always open for you, we have a 24/7 policy". We both laughed and after finishing off the pint of San Mig we made our way to the lift and our room. Snuggled down in bed, we did make love, but only the once, and even though we had not left the hotel that day, we had put a lot of effort into the day's activities, and this final romp under the bedclothes made us both realise just how tired we were. I kissed Anna goodnight, told her I loved her and closed my eyes. As Anna turned away from me, she again felt for my hand, and once she had found it, she placed it where she wanted it to stay throughout the night, I did hear her say mmm, but nothing more.
Chapter 5 Saturday
Saturday was a beautiful day when Anna and I had entered our room the night before, she asked me not to close the curtains, the moon had been up and had given the room a sort of glow, now, this morning with the curtains still open, we had the sun streaming through the window. I got out of bed and opened the balcony door, as I did so, the heat from the morning sunshine came into the room, I then went back to bed and again snuggled into this woman who had stolen my heart, and who I was falling very much in love with. I looked at my watch and saw that the alarm would be going off very shortly, so I climbed out of bed and made my way to the bathroom, I had a wash and shave, and as I stood looking at my face in the mirror, making sure I had removed all the soap from shaving, I saw Anna stood behind me. "Hello my darling". she said. "I missed our kiss and cuddle this morning, I woke up alone with the sun streaming in through the window, and your side of the bed empty". While Anna had been talking I had turned around to face her, I placed my hands on her shoulders and gently pulled her towards me, then I kissed her, she put her arms around my neck and held the kiss for some time, only parting when she realised she needed to breathe. I in the meantime had moved my own hands to her lovely bottom, I held one cheek in each hand, and as I held her, I realised that although Anna still had her nightdress on, she now wore her clean panties ready for the day's adventure, as I held her pulling her as close as I could, she stood in front of me our bodies touching from bust to hips, as we continued kissing and enjoying the feeling we were giving each other, I also realised, that we needed some sustenance to get us through the day. So I gently pushed towards the sink saying. "Come on love, we need to go up for breakfast". I then made my way into the room and started to get dressed. Anna emerged from the bathroom and got dressed in a very nice pair of light blue trousers and a blouse that she wore over the trousers, I was sat in the easy chair in the room, and had watched Anna dress, and found it very sexy. She then walked towards me and as she stood in front of me, she did a sort of twirl, so that I was able to get a very nice view of her bottom, as she made to complete the turn, I bought my hand up and gave her left cheek a tap, she looked down at me. "What was that for". she asked. "That my love". I said. "Is a love tap, it is a manly way to tell your woman that you love them, when you are out with your man, and he has his arm around your waist if he taps you bottom, it's his way of saying I love you". "Oh". Anna said. "And how often do you plan to give me these, what did you call them, love taps, because if you are going to tap my bottom every few minutes just because you love my bottom, I think by the end of the week, my bottom will be black and blue, not pink". "No love". I said. "You don't get it, a love tap, is just that". I pulled her closer to me and turned her round so that her bottom was facing me, then I very gently tapped her bottom, then as I did it, using my fingers I squeezed her left cheek. "Its a tap, and nothing more, some men do, do it harder, but as its a sign of love, it should be a gentle tap. Oh and by the way, it must be done when the wife is wearing clothing, you should never give a love tap on bare skin, that does kinda sting, It also shows the woman in the relationship, who wears the trousers". Anna smiled, I was laughing still holding on to her bottom. "Tell me Michael, what if, I do make you angry, or do something that you are not happy with, how will you punish me". "Listen my angel." I said pulling her towards me and sitting her on my lap. "I promise, I will never show my anger to you, I would rather take a long walk, but if you did do something to upset me, I would sit you down, and we would talk it through". She had her arm around my neck listening to what I was saying, then she kissed me hard. "So, if I forgot to put salt in the stew, you wouldn't chuck the plate at me". "Of coarse not, I would take the salt pot from the table and add the salt I needed to make the meal edible, however I would say to you, when you do a stew love, do me a favour, add a little extra salt. Remember, we are a team, and a good team, and as such we have to work together, we see things in the same way, and because of that, we need to continue being a team after this holiday". "I agree with you love, we are good together, and being with you, does give me a feeling of security, I truly feel safe with you beside me, and as for the romantic side of our relationship, I can only give it ten out of ten, that is the top score, but let me tell you, you are one hundred per cent marriage material, and both your wives didn't have the brains to see what they had. I do, and I intend to keep ahold of what I now have". she then kissed me again and stood up, I did the same, and as I made to walk past her I felt a sharp pain on my right cheek, I turned round and looked at her. " I'm so glad you feel the same I do". I said, " So shall we go for breakfast".
In the dining room we had bacon and eggs and toast and marmalade, then sat back with our coffee we just sat talking. "Ok sweetheart, so what are the plans for today". "Well". I said. "Today, we are heading for Rabat and Mdina, Mdina is known as the silent city, no cars allowed, Rabat was the old capital before the Knights of St John took over the Island and built Valletta, which is a fortified city. So my love, are you ready for the adventure of your life".
Back in our room, I went to the safe to get some money, as I was putting money in my wallet, Anna grabbed the A4 envelope and pulled out a bundle of notes. "Michael love, add this lot to our holiday money". I did try to say no, but Anna was very adamant, if we were going to act like a married couple, then we have to share our resources, and that includes money. I counted the bundle of notes and found there to be £5000, I split the bundle of notes in half, put half back into the safe, then again split the bundle again, I gave Anna half, and put the other half into my wallet, then locking the safe and putting the key on my belt clip, we headed for the hotel car park and the hire car
The run to Rabat was uneventful, I parked up in the main square and we headed for a little wooden kiosk on the grass. Sitting at one of the tables we were drinking ice cold 7 up, a lemon and lime drink that is very refreshing and in Malta was very good at restoring dehydration levels very quickly. As we drank, I explained as much as I could about Malta, the war years, and during the war, the hardship of the Maltese people who were almost at starvation point, until that special convoy entered Valletta harbour, the two food ships with food and ammunition, and then the tanker Ohio, lashed to the side of a destroyer with a tug at the front and astern of her. The people of Valletta lined the harbour wall and cheered as this tanker slowly made her way to the wall and was unloaded. By now our glasses were empty, I took them back to the kiosk, then taking Anna's hand I lead her across the small bridge that would take us into Mdina. As we crossed the bridge I stopped and looked over, as I looked down I could see as I did in the 50s those same orange trees with there ripening fruit. I showed Anna. "Are they". "Yes". I said. "They are local oranges and once they are ripe and ready for picking, they will taste wonderful, very sweet, and very juicy".
We walked through the arch and headed along the narrow street past the church and out to the city ramparts. As we sat looking out towards the north of the Island, I pointed out the Mosta Dome, then onto the sea. As we looked to the sea, we both realised, the sea and sky were inseparable, the sea and the sky were the same colour blue, so that you could not see where the sea ended and the sky began. I looked at my watch, it was 12-15, time for lunch. I climbed off the ramparts and turned to help Anna off, as we stood together I kissed her, and said, "Come on love. time to have some lunch". as we turned to walk to a small cafe that I used to know, I gave her a tap on her bottom, she smiled at me. "love you too". she said. We found the cafe I was looking for and walking in, it was very cool, the walls were at least 4 feet thick. so the sun was unable to penetrate. We sat a small round table and I ordered two egg sandwiches and coffee with cows milk, but the girl who was serving us said in broken English. "No have cows milk". I asked her if she had evaporated milk, and she nodded. Lunch arrived on a tray, two sandwiches and a pot of coffee and a tin of evaporated milk and two cups and saucers. The meal went down very well, and as Anna said. "I can get used to this milk in my coffee, it makes it so creamy".
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