Hello, hello, hello!!! Here is another chapter! Like the last one, this one is long and purely fluff!!
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Gillian woke up to the light streaming in from the window. She automatically put her hand to her head and softly moaned. She got up and walked out to the sitting room. Cal was turned over on the couch. She tip-toed to the mini-fridge and got a bottle of water out. Her back was to Cal when he rolled over and saw Gillian in her panties and bra.
He moaned and said, "Seriously, Luv, where are your clothes. It's like you walk around here as if I am invisible." Gillian turned around and blushed. She didn't move or say anything. Cal got up with his blanket and said, "Gillian, I seriously love the view, but I am begging you put something on. You are going to catch a cold." He wrapped the blanket around her body. He ended up wrapping his arms around her as well. They stood like that for a couple of minutes.
Gillian pushed herself away from Cal and said, "I'm sorry about last night. I didn't mean to run away like that. It's just, I have always dreamed of owning a Channel dress. I was sort of entranced." That sat in silence for a couple of seconds and then Gillian said, "Well I am going to take my shower. What are we going to do today?"
Cal perked up and said, "I have a whole day planned for us. And rest assure it does not involve drinking!"
Gillian nodded and started walking towards the bathroom. Then she turned around, smiled coyly and said, "By the way, I have never heard of a pick-up line that was genuinely sweet and sexy. You rest assure that your pick-up line is safe with me." She winked at him and turned and closed the door. He smiled at himself and shot a fist into the air. He quickly got dressed, wrote a note to Gillian and left.
Gillian got out of the shower and put a towel around her. She walked out expecting to see Cal, but he wasn't there. She saw the note and read it:
"Dear Eleanor Rigby,
I went out to get us breakfast. I will be back in about 30 minutes.
Love, Paul McCartney"
Gillian laughed out loud. She shook her head and said, "Silly, silly man." She took off her towel and started to get dress. She went to her computer and played the song "Eleanor Rigby". She was dancing and singing along to it that she didn't hear the door open.
Cal walked in with a big grin on his face. However, when he saw Gillian with only panties on, his smile got bigger. He could only see her back. So he decided to be the gentleman and closed his eyes and turn around. He yelled, "Gillian, I am back!"
Gillian froze mid-booty shake and ran to the bedroom. She came out wearing a pair of jeans and a polo shirt. Her cheeks were bright red when she saw Cal still turned towards the door and a hand over his eyes. She coughed and said, "You can turn around now. I am properly dressed." Cal turned around with a big teethy grin. She put her hands on her hips and said, "Shut up, Cal. It isn't like you haven't danced around naked when you are alone." Gillian blushed again.
"Well of course I do, Luv. All the time, but you would never know, would you?" He put a paper bag on the table and said, "I've got breakfast. I got you some eggs and toast with strawberry jelly. Plus, I got some strong black coffee."
Gillian sat down at the table and said, "Thank you. I am starving! Why did it have to take you so long to get breakfast? We could have gotten something here."
Cal sat down and put a napkin on his pants. "I didn't want to pay a bloody arm and a leg for the same thing."
Gillian stared at him, "You are not telling me something. What else did you do?"
Cal looked at her and shrugged, "It none of your damn business. Bloody hell, woman. I just got some breakfast for you. You're welcome by the way."
Gillian smiled as she ate her eggs and said sweetly, "Thank you, Steven. Or should I call you Paul from now on?"
Cal drew his head closer to Gillian and whispered, "You can call me anything you want, Luv." Gillian blushed and didn't say anything more on the subject.
When Gillian was done with her meal, she looked up and asked, "So what are we doing today? You said you had everything planned out."
Cal smiled and said, "Yes, everything has been planned out but we have to be back early so that we can get ready for the dinner party. So let's get ready to go. We don't have a lot of time."
Gillian went into the bathroom to comb her hair, brush her teeth and put a little make-up on. When she was done, Cal was ready at the door. They were about to leave when Gillian exclaimed, "Oh, hold on, and let me get my camera!" Cal just shook his head but waited patiently. She came back and kissed him on the cheek and simply said, "Thank you."
They walked out and pressed the elevator button. Gerald was there to greet them, "Well hello, my little love birds. I heard we had a grand night." Cal kept a straight face but Gillian blushed. "Well are you off to see the sights?" They both nodded as the elevator landed at the lobby. "Have a great day! Enjoy the sights!"
Cal turned around and said, "Oh, I already have!" Gillian smacked him on his head. "Oi, what the hell? Can't go a day without getting in trouble by the Mrs."
They walked out of the hotel. Cal grabbed her hand and said, "We are walking to the first place. And in fact, this is going to be a surprise, so please don't scream in my ear." She nodded and grinned at the same time. They started walking and Gillian said, "This looks so familiar."
Cal looked at her and said, "That's because we walked down here last night, bloody hell."
They crossed Old Bond Street when Gillian stopped. "Cal, are we heading towards Channel?" She intensely looked at him. All he had to do was smile and she screamed and hugged him.
He pushed her away and said, "Bloody hell, woman, I told you not to scream. I'm still at the headache stage of my hangover."
Gillian whispered, "Sorry but I am so excited! Is this what you did this morning?" She looked at his face and said, "Nope, well I guess I will figure out later. How did you get us in? Let me guess, you know somebody."
He grabbed her hand and said, "No, I just called and made an appointment." He looked at his watch and added, "Which is right now." They walked into the store and Gillian was instantly amazed. Cal looked around and said, "I have to admit, this is pretty cool."
A woman came up and said, "You must be Mr. Rigby. My name is Donatella and I will be taking care of you today. How may I help you?"
Cal spoke up, "Well, we have a dinner party to go to. I already have my monkey suit but I think she deserves a beautiful dress. Isn't she gorgeous?"
The woman nodded and said, "That she is. I have already put aside some dresses. Do you know how much you will be spending?"
Gillian was yet again cut off when Cal said, "The sky is the limit."
Donatella smiled and said, "Very well, Mrs. Rigby, if you don't mind coming this way."
Gillian looked at Cal like he was crazy but he gave her an encouraging smile. She followed the woman into the dressing room. She was greeted by a beautiful assortment of dresses. Donatella turned to her and said, "Now if you need any help, don't hesitate to ask. What would you like to have as a refreshment?"
Gillian turned around with her mouth opened and whispered, "Water, please, thank you." She took off her clothes and tried on the first dress. It was a black and white halter dress with a long scarf down the back. She hesitated before she walked out. She was expecting to see Donatella but she saw Cal.
He sat up in his seat when she came out. He let out a low whistle and then said, "I love your legs in that dress." She looked down and saw a slit coming up to her mid-thigh.
Gillian looked in the mirror and said, "I don't like this thing on my chest, I feel like I have a third breast." She shrugged her shoulders and walked back into the dressing room.
Gillian tried on many dresses and coming out to show Cal. He was just as intrigued with the first one as he was with all of them. However, Gillian kept finding something that she didn't like. She then tried on the last dress. It was cream colored, with a silver line going down the middle. She smiled with this one and walked out to show Cal. When he saw her, he got up and said, "This one is absolutely ravishing on you. This one is the one, right?" Gillian looked into his eyes, noticing the dilated pupils and nodded. As she went into the dressing room, Cal went to Donatella and said they had found the dress. He quickly paid for it and went back to meet her. He kissed her cheek and said, "Are you ready? We have to be at our other place by 12:00."
Donatella came into the room and said, "Mrs. Rigby, the dress will be delivered to your room at the Brown's hotel at 2:30. Is there anything else I can help you with?" Gillian just nodded while staring at Cal. He looked at the floor and then said, "Well, it's settled. Thank you Donatella, you have been a treat. Let's go darling." He grabbed her hand and took her outside.
Once they were out Gillian turned to Cal and said, "What gives you the right to buy my things? I am a big girl, I can pay for things on my own." He just shrugged and hailed a taxi. "If you think this conversation is over, you have another thing coming, buddy." A taxi came by and they both hopped into it. Gillian turned to Cal and asked, "Where are we going?"
Cal just put his finger to his lips and shrugged. Gillian sighed a deep sigh and turned her body to look out the window. Soon they were passing a pretty fountain with a dolphin in it. Cal pointed and said, "This is Trafalgar Square." Then they got onto Westminster Bridge when Cal said, "If you look over here you can see the Houses of Parliament and Lords. If you look closely you can see Westminster Abbey." Gillian reached over Cal to look out of the window.
She turned to Cal and said, "This city is absolutely beautiful! I wish I lived here." Cal just smiled. They soon arrived at the London Eye.
Gillian looked up and said, "Cal, aren't we a little too old for Ferris wheels? Plus aren't you afraid of heights?"
Cal looked down, put his hands in his pockets and said, "It is not a Ferris wheel, it is the London Eye. Yes I am afraid of heights, but this is for you. Plus, it is pretty stable. We will not fall to our deaths, at least I don't think. Come on!" He grabbed Gillian's hand and they went to the front desk. "Hello, we have our tickets for the 12:00 Champagne flight."
"Yes, Sir, please wait over there. Someone will be here shortly to collect you." They walked over to the seats and sat down. Cal looked really nervous but he was putting a brave face on for Gillian. She put her hand on his thigh and patted it.
A woman came out and said, "All champagne tickets please come this way." Gillian and Cal got up and walked over to the woman. "All right, I am going to check your tickets and then we will walk over to the capsule." She checked everyone's ticket without any problems. "All right, follow me please." They walked into the capsule. "We will be serving the champagne in 10 minutes."
Cal walked to the seats in the center and sat down, breathing kind of heavy. Gillian sat next to him and whispered, "Are you okay?"
He lifted his face and smiled, "Of course, darling. I just need some champagne." It started to move. "Go, enjoy the view. I will be right here." He pushed her out of her seat. She walked over to the window and stayed there until the champagne came out. Then she sat next to Cal again. "Cheers, darling." They clinked their glasses and drank. He drank his in one gulp. He signaled for another one.
Gillian hesitated and then said, "Steven, I hate to do this to you but can we get a picture together in front of the window?" She looked at him with doe eyes as he got another glass of champagne. He held up his finger and swallowed it all.
He took a deep breath and said, "Okay, darling, let's get that picture." They stood up and started to walk slowly to the window. Gillian grabbed his hand and walked him the rest of the way. She gave her camera to a person next to them and they took a lovely picture. Soon after Gillian inspected the picture, he went straight back to his seat. After the time was up, Cal had three more glasses of champagne and Gillian took 10 more pictures. They got off and walked to get a taxi.
They got in and Cal said, "To the Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street." Then they were off. The ride back was pretty quite. Cal was looking out of the window and Gillian was looking through her pictures. Soon they were back 'home' and they walked to the elevators. They saw the same guy as the night before, so they didn't make conversation. They went into the room and sat down on the sofa.
Gillian turned to Cal and said, "Thank you for taking that picture with me. Thank you for the whole day. It seems like we are not even working. It seems like this is a very nice vacation." She looked down and mumbled, "My last vacation was to Florida with Alec. He had to leave early for 'work' reasons. I soon found out that he didn't even go into the office."
He patted her hand and said, "We should take more vacations together. I have not check on the office all day today. It's a first for me." He smiled and kissed her cheek. "We need to start getting ready. Your dress will be here at 2:30. And before you say anything," He noticed she was starting to say something, "if you say anything about the dress, I swear, I will get on that computer and spy on everyone in that office. You know I will do it."
Gillian crossed her arms and said, "I think I will go take my shower. Do not come running in." Then she yelled, "I will be naked." She smiled at him and walked into the bedroom.
He grinned and shook his head. He got up and walked to the desk. Once he was sure that she was in the shower, he rang room service, "Yes, hello, I want to order a bottle of your best wine and a plate of chocolate covered strawberries. Can you bring it up to the room by 7:30? We will be out, so can you please bring it in? Thank you. Just put it on my bill. Thank you." He hung up and sat down on the sofa.
She walked out with a towel around her body and exclaimed, "Shower is free. Plus there is some hot water left."
He got up and said, "I will be naked in there. Please feel free to walk in at any time." He grinned as she did a sarcastic "Ha ha!"
He walked into the bedroom door and closed it. He went to his suitcase and took out the bag. He opened it and then opened a box. He grinned and closed it back up. He hid it underneath all of his clothing and closed his suitcase. He went to go take a shower.
Soon enough they were ready to go. Gillian turned to Cal and asked, "Are you ready, Steven? Do you have the address?" He nodded. "Good, so how do you think we should go in?"
"Well Eleanor Rigby, we should both go in there showing our major weaknesses. Let's get them all riled up." Cal held out his hand and they left holding hands.
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