Chapter 12
When the alarm went off, both Hannah and Stuart were still snuggled down together, he had no wish to move, he was feeling very comfortable, but the alarm clock they had was one that if you failed to switch it off, would get louder and louder, so Stuart had to leave the comfort of his beautiful wife and stop the alarm. getting out of bed Stuart headed for the bathroom and shower, stepping in, he turned on the water, he was facing away from the door so did not hear Hannah join him, he just felt her arms around his waist, as they showered together, Hannah said. Stuart my love, did I hear you right last night, do you really want to start a family". Stuart held Hannah in his arms, and as he did, she could feel him becoming aroused but had no wish to start anything at that moment, Hannah had enjoyed there romp in their new bed and was more than happy to enjoy it again that night, but the shower was small, and not the place to be making love, well not yet, maybe she would give it a try once they had gotten used to the new space they were living in. At the breakfast table Hannah again brought up the subject of a family, and Stuart said. "Well this site is now ready to open almost, we have to sort out the final touches, but that is nothing, and I have phoned the boss to say we will be ready for the May bank holiday, and they are planning to come out for the opening ceremony, with all the Maltese dignitaries etc so it will be a big turnout on the day, I just hope we have some holidaymakers here as well, so my love, yes, I would like us to start a family if you are happy to do so". Hannah stood in front of Stuart and kissed the top of his head. "Stuart my love, I have prayed for this day, we have been married for some months now, we have a new lovely home, and yes, I think it is time for us to make a baby, I will stop taking that pill, and hopefully when we make love, all those mad swimming tadpoles as I call them, can and will swim to find that egg and one of them will do the right thing". she leaned down and kissed his mouth. "So my love lets enjoy a month of hanky panky, but you save up what you have, then we can make love and hopefully, what comes out of you and into me, will be enough to do the job".
The campsite was almost ready, the grassed areas for tents had been watered so that it was a lush green, both swimming pools were now full of water ready for use, and the sun loungers and deckchairs were all in place ready, the clubhouse looked fantastic, the dining area had 10 tables with 4 chairs at each table, the kitchen was ready with the cooker connected to a huge gas tank outside, Stuart's caravan had the same, but that one was a little smaller, it was arranged that both tanks would be filled every month for the first year, then once the campsite found its routine, the tanks would be filled as required, one phone call and the tanker would arrive the same day. The old hut had now gone, and some of the wood had been used as promised by Michael to make a beautiful veranda for Hannah and Stuarts home, the rest of the good wood was used to make a nice desk in the reception hut, and shelves and a counter in the site shop, this was now fully stocked with tinned and dry food, there was a large glassed topped chest freezer and a glass fronted fridge that once the site was open would contain milk, butter, cold drinks and wine. As Hannah Michael and Stuart walked around the site inspecting everything, they seemed very happy, they had just over a week before the big day, Michael and the ten men he had asked to work with him to maintain the site had all agreed to do the job, so with Michael now the site foreman, and the others being given jobs around the site, it was looking as if things would turn out extremely well. Michael had told Hannah and Stuart that the only thing they were missing were staff in the clubhouse, and the kitchen, but if they were agreeable, his wife and younger sister were both excellent cooks and were happy to cook and provide English meals if required, Hannah asked that they and the wives of the other ten staff members come in on the bus the following day.
It was the Friday, and six days till the site was to be open, the whole job had been completed 4 months ahead of schedule, and as promised the workforce was paid its bonus, every man that had worked through the building work, was paid two weeks money, and a lump sum of £1,000. as the workforce left for the final time, Michael, the ten men and there wives and partners were asked to go to the clubhouse, sat on the seats, Stuart and Hannah stood in front of them, and with Stuart talking and Hannah translating he explained what he needed from them all, if they were happy to work for him. "Ladies and gentlemen". Stuart said. "I am here today, to offer you permanent employment, I require kitchen staff, cooks, waiters and waitresses, I need reception staff and shop staff, you will be paid on a weekly basis, at the going rate for the Island. Michael will be your foreman, so if you have any issues, you must contact him, if you are not happy with his decision, then you can come and see either myself or Hannah, we have the final say, however, if your issue is to do with Michael, then you must sort it out with him, we will not back you against the man we have put in charge of this team, and that's what you now are, you are a team, and I hope you will work together as a team". He then looked at Hannah. have you anything to add love". Hannah shook her head, Stuart then looked at Michael, anything you want to say. "Just this". Michael said, and speaking in Maltese he said. "We have worked together for over two years now, and I feel that I know you all very well, we all get along, and I don't think we will have any problems, yes we may have a few teething problems to start with, but when we started this project, we had the same, and we got through them. This is Malta's very first campsite, we are the people who will help to make it a place that holidaymakers will come back to year on year, so good luck to us all". "Right". Stuart said, I want you all here on Monday morning by 9 am, a bus will be laid on, as usual, when you come in, you will be fitted out with your campsite uniforms, and you will be expected to wear them whenever you are on site, this is how the holidaymakers will know you, and hopefully be able to speak to you".
Stuart and Hannah had a very quiet weekend sat on there veranda enjoying the sunshine, on the Sunday Hannah was laid on a double lilo Stuart was sat in his deckchair reading a load of paperwork that had arrived the day before, it had come with a large box that Stuart had put into the clubhouse for safekeeping, as Stuart looked at his wife, he felt that little tingle in his groin, leaving the paperwork on his deckchair he walked the short distance to his wife and joined her on the lilo, she felt him and opened her eyes. "What are you after". she said a twinkle in her eyes, she then wrapped her arms around him and pulled him down onto her body. "My love, I want you to make love to me here, now, but I also need to tell you, that the birth control pills I was taking and have now stopped taking for almost three weeks, means that my body is almost ready to have your child". she felt Stuart growing, and allowed him access to her body, but he didn't move, just enjoyed the feeling of there bodies joined together, then he felt something, Hannah was squeezing him, Stuart slowly pulled away from his wife, he was very keen on doing a good job when she was ready, and now was not quite the time, they lay together on the lilo, their eyes closed in the heat of the sun.
On the Monday morning as planned, the new team for the campsite were assembled in the clubhouse, the 3 groundsmen were given green trousers and a yellow Tee shirt, the reception staff were given the green trousers, but a yellow short sleeved shirt, the shop staff the same, but with an apron in green, The clubhouse crew were in green and yellow, but the cooking staff were in white and green checked trousers and a white top, the two waiters and four waitresses all had to wear trousers and skirts with white shirts for the men and blouses for the women, they all had to wear a white apron as well. Everyone was given a name badge that they had to wear on the left hand side of there uniform, and as Stuart said, two more sets of gear were in its way, so that everyone would have three sets of clothing, one on, one on the wash, and one in the wardrobe. everyone seemed very happy. Stuart told his new team, that a mid day meal would be laid on every day for all the staff, free and gratis. he then asked the kitchen staff to go into the kitchen and prepare a meal for 22 people, he wanted to see some sort of meat at least three veg and roast potatoes, they had until 1 pm. Then with the rest of his team in tow, he took them to there places of work and left them in the hands of Hannah, then taking the grounds crew and Michael to the grounds garage that was next to there own caravan, he opened the roller door and inside was all the equipment they needed, a sit on mower, two petrol trimmers, a brand new toolbox with tools for every piece of equipment they had on site, and a small truck that was equipt to remove all the rubbish from bins around the site to a dumping area, however, this would be collected every week by the Maltese rubbish collecting company. This small truck was fully automatic, and within an hour, all three men were happy to drive it, even Michael had ago. Stuart told the men he would sort out the mower at a later date, and the trimmers, but it would be within days, not weeks.
At 1 pm all the site staff were in the clubhouse sat at tables, in front of them was their meal, a meat pie, carrots, peas and cabbage and the crispiest roast potatoes Stuart had ever tasted. and to follow, fresh fruit and ice cream. Stuart stood up after everyone had, or was finishing off their coffee, "ladies, can I congratulate you women in the kitchen, you have done a fantastic job, and I feel that when those holidaymakers come to this site, they will be very impressed with what we can offer them food wise".
Over the coming days, everything on the site was made ready for the Thursday, bunting was pit up over the site entrance and along to the clubhouse, the shop shelves were filled, the fridge was full as was the freezer, and by Wednesday everything was ready to go. At around 6pm on Wednesday night, a bus came into the site, onboard, was a group of 12, all had backpacks and wanted to know where they could pitch their tents.
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