Ben and Charlie enjoyed a pleasant meal in the hotel. Reeds Restaurant was light and spacious and the food was well cooked and presented, if lacking the style, ambience, and personal touch of Pierre"s. After the meal, they retired to the Café Cino bar for coffees and brandy. They were sitting relaxing when they became aware of two ladies sitting at a table across from them. They looked to be in their late twenties, and they were both pretty, long-haired blondes with overly orange, artificial looking tans, escapees from Footballers" Wives perhaps. They were dressed in cut away t-shirt style tops that accentuated their cleavage, and thigh hugging leggings. They had sports bags at their feet, and had the look of being freshly showered. They had no doubt stopped in for a beverage after attendi
