Esteed pulled Cassandra Elise, Alexis Rockford, and Verena Gruen into a
huddle.
"Okay. What's the plan," Cassandra whispered.
"What plan?" Esteed looked bewildered. Everyone hit her simultaneously. "Ow," she whimpered, before subsiding into silence.
"What can we do to get Steed and Mrs. Peel together again," Verena Gruen asked the group.
"Ooh! I know," Alexis Rockford Screamed. "Romantic dinner for two!"
"With candlelight," Verena Gruen added.
"What about lover boy," Esteed interjected. There was complete silence. "Mr. Peel.You knew who I meant."
"Did we," Alexis seriously asked her.
"Let's fix him up with Tara," Cassandra suggested.
"Will she forgive him for calling Steed names," Verena Gruen asked. Before that question could be answered, however, they were interrupted.
"All right, we're going to have to straighten this out. Seeing as you are all young women, Mrs. Peel will reside at her flat, and you young ladies will be divided up between her and Ms. King." Steed paused for a breath.
"I call going with Mrs. Peel," Esteed shouted.
"No fair! I do too," Cassandra Elise shouted.
Steed looked at Verena Gruen and Alexis Rockford. "I guess that means you two are going with Tara."
"Wait a minute! What about me?! I came here to bring my wife home, not to play nanny to a bunch of sniveling babies!!" While this speech was spewing out of Peter's mouth, Steed bent down slightly, and whispered something in Alexis Rockford's ear. As soon as the speech was over, she darted over to Peter, and executed a judo hold on his neck, quickly rendering him unconscious.
"Much better," Steed quipped.
Mrs. Peel looked at him sternly and then turned to look at her two charges. "All right," she ordered. "Let's go." Esteed nudged Cassandra Elise and gave a huge exaggerated wink.
"We're a little hungry. Do you think we can have dinner first," Cassandra Elise said, and put a puppy dog look on her face.
Mrs. Peel sighed. "Fine."
"Steed too," Esteed prompted.
"Steed too," was the reply.
"What about me," Tara asked petulantly.
"Oh, uh, we're really * yawn * tired," Verena Gruen said.
"Yeah, we're * yawn * falling asleep as we stand," Alexis Rockford added.
"Well, * yawn * if you girls * yawn * are sleepy, I guess we could go back to-" Tara fell asleep standing up.
"Don't worry, well get her home all right," Verena Gruen assured the group.
"Amazing what subconscious suggestion does," Alexis Rockford added with a wicked grin.
"Okay. What's the plan," Cassandra whispered.
"What plan?" Esteed looked bewildered. Everyone hit her simultaneously. "Ow," she whimpered, before subsiding into silence.
"What can we do to get Steed and Mrs. Peel together again," Verena Gruen asked the group.
"Ooh! I know," Alexis Rockford Screamed. "Romantic dinner for two!"
"With candlelight," Verena Gruen added.
"What about lover boy," Esteed interjected. There was complete silence. "Mr. Peel.You knew who I meant."
"Did we," Alexis seriously asked her.
"Let's fix him up with Tara," Cassandra suggested.
"Will she forgive him for calling Steed names," Verena Gruen asked. Before that question could be answered, however, they were interrupted.
"All right, we're going to have to straighten this out. Seeing as you are all young women, Mrs. Peel will reside at her flat, and you young ladies will be divided up between her and Ms. King." Steed paused for a breath.
"I call going with Mrs. Peel," Esteed shouted.
"No fair! I do too," Cassandra Elise shouted.
Steed looked at Verena Gruen and Alexis Rockford. "I guess that means you two are going with Tara."
"Wait a minute! What about me?! I came here to bring my wife home, not to play nanny to a bunch of sniveling babies!!" While this speech was spewing out of Peter's mouth, Steed bent down slightly, and whispered something in Alexis Rockford's ear. As soon as the speech was over, she darted over to Peter, and executed a judo hold on his neck, quickly rendering him unconscious.
"Much better," Steed quipped.
Mrs. Peel looked at him sternly and then turned to look at her two charges. "All right," she ordered. "Let's go." Esteed nudged Cassandra Elise and gave a huge exaggerated wink.
"We're a little hungry. Do you think we can have dinner first," Cassandra Elise said, and put a puppy dog look on her face.
Mrs. Peel sighed. "Fine."
"Steed too," Esteed prompted.
"Steed too," was the reply.
"What about me," Tara asked petulantly.
"Oh, uh, we're really * yawn * tired," Verena Gruen said.
"Yeah, we're * yawn * falling asleep as we stand," Alexis Rockford added.
"Well, * yawn * if you girls * yawn * are sleepy, I guess we could go back to-" Tara fell asleep standing up.
"Don't worry, well get her home all right," Verena Gruen assured the group.
"Amazing what subconscious suggestion does," Alexis Rockford added with a wicked grin.