Chapter Twenty
Coming Out
The knock on the door heralded the first guest.
Simon stepped forward under his wife’s critical eye and opened it to reveal Carol standing on the doorstep. In her hand a gift, wrapped in bright pink paper, tied with a bow proffered with a smile.
“This is for you,” she said as she passed the long thin package to the feminised maid. “I hope that you like it!”
“Thank you, Miss,” said the maid with a small curtsy.
‘Miss’, for all women but his wife, she was now firmly his Mistress.
“I can see that Edith’s lessons in comportment have improved your manners,” she added.
Edith stepped forward and hugged her friend and they kissed briefly before they wandered to the lounge.
“I got the one that you asked for,” said Carol before they disappeared into the lounge. “I
