PART 5.
Archie lay down with a hand on his face. He longed for a bath and to shave himself. After two days he smelled himself. If Lexie saw him, she would direct him immediately to the bathroom without giving him a kiss. Oh it's hard to think of her, and thinking of Rosy, tears came in his eyes.
Someone knocked at the door. "Mr. MacDonald?" "Yeah, that's me" He stood up. "I'm from the British Embassy and here I have papers for you to return to your country. If you're back home you must go directly for a new passport. And here's a ticket to take a plane tomorrow and some money for a room to spend the night here." "Thanks, many thanks" Archie was glad. "It's all right sir, bon voyage!" "Merci, thanks a lot"
Archie went to the hotel where he had reserved a room. "Sorry Sir, that room isn't free anymore and there's no room for this moment. But you can ask in another hotel in the village". The other hotel was also full. Archie saw in a little street another one.
When he came in he saw a woman with a lot of make up on her face reading a book. His stomach almost turned around in his body. She looked at him from his head to his feet. "Wooww, that's a handsome man" she thought by herself. "You're looking for," she asked. "Do you have a room for one night?" "No, sorry, but.... there's always place in my bed for you!" Archie turned around and left the hotel without saying a word.
"What now, the only thing I can do is going to the airfield and wait there till tomorrow." At the airfield he found a phone. His hands were shaking when he dialed the number of Glenbogle.
"Glenbogle House" It was Lexie. "Lexie it's me" "Archie! You're alive" She started crying. "He, quiet darling, sorry I didn't call before, but I'll tell you everything tomorrow when I'm back home" "Oh Archie, you can't believe what had all happened to me, Rosy is kidnapped!" "What, no tell me it's a joke" He rubbed with his hand on his face. "It's true Arch, please come home I miss you!" "I'll be there tomorrow, darling I miss you too".
The next day Golly waited for him at the airport. They fell in each other arms. On the way home Golly told him everything that happened. Back at Glenbogle Lexie threw herself in his arms. It didn't hurt her that he had a beard of some days. "Quiet darling I'll go immediately to the police, I know someone there who'll help us very discrete. I'll get our little Rosy back".
"Hi mother", he kissed Molly. "Son, wouldn't you be better take a bath first and eat something?" "Yeah I think you're right mum. " He looked at himself.