The Visit

Theresa painted the home-made mask onto her face and applied cucumber slices to her eyes. She fell asleep a few minutes later and didn't hear Lee open the door and head into the living room. He kissed her gently on her mouth, the only part of her face free from the mask and then he tickled her stomach.

“Ahhhhh” she screamed and the cucumber slices flew off her eyes.

“It’s too much fun tickling you” he said laughing.

“I just wish I wasn't ticklish” Theresa laughed and quickly jumped up when he aimed to tickle her feet.

“Enough!” Theresa said stopping him "Let me get this mask off and then we can eat"

"Great” he said picking up the cucumber pieces and popping them in his mouth.

“Ew, I can’t believe you ate those” Theresa said cringing.
Theresa washed her face and then they ate jacket potatoes with lots of cheese and salad.

“Don’t forget that my sister Anne is staying with us at the weekend!”

“Should I make myself scarce?”

“No! Seriously, I’ll need your help. She’s not the easiest person to spend time with”

Anne arrived on Friday early evening and Lee carried her bags up to the spare room.

“Hi Anne, lovely to see you”

“You too Theresa, it’s been too long since I last saw you”

“It has” said Theresa “Dinner’s ready so come through into the dining room”

“Oh no!” Anne said when she saw the food.

“What’s wrong?” said Theresa.

“I don’t eat meat” she said and turned away from the lasagne that Theresa had slaved over for most of the afternoon.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make you something else” Theresa said and mouthed “Help!” to Lee.

They both headed into the kitchen.

“Give her some of the salad with some cheese and pickles” He whispered and quickly kissed her “Don’t worry, it’ll be fine”

“Thanks darling” she said and made a plate of food for Anne.

“Here you go!” Theresa said as she placed the plate in front of Anne.

“Thank you!”

Finally they could eat although it was a shame that the Lasagne was cold.

The next morning after breakfast of cereal and toast, which fortunately didn't cause any problems, they headed into London to the Natural History museum.

“The dinosaur really is huge” said Theresa snapping away with her camera “It’s been so long since I've been here!”

“It’s been a long time for me too” said Lee “It’s all so fascinating”

He was interested in the insects mostly! Anne just looked around in silence. Theresa quickly headed to the gift shop and chose a book about insects for Lee. She hid in her bag to give to him later.

They made their way to Buckingham Palace to see the changing of the guards next.

“We’ll have to come back soon and see Kate and Will’s baby!” Theresa said to Lee.

“Maybe I’ll come with you” said Anne “I love the royal family!”

“Shall we go somewhere to eat?” suggested Theresa.

“It’s about that time” said Lee “Let’s go to Hyde Park, I’ve never been there before”

 After eating the picnic Anne headed off to find a toilet. Lee pulled Theresa closer so she was sitting between his crossed legs and took the chance to kiss her.

“She’s hard work” he said and kissed Theresa again.

“Shall we relax here this afternoon, it’s lovely to see the sun make an appearance” she said squinting at the sun.

“Sounds good to me” Lee said tucking Theresa’s hair behind her ears and kissing her.

When Anne came back from the toilet she asked “Are we leaving London soon?”

 “No!” Theresa said shocked “I've planned activities for the afternoon too or we might relax here for the afternoon” she said looking at Lee.

“What have you planned?” he asked.

“To go to Madam Tussaud’s and then I thought we could find somewhere to have afternoon tea”

“How about we go to Madam Tussard’s and see how you feel Anne?” suggested Lee.

“Oh okay”

Theresa turned and kissed him again before mouthing “Thank you”

So they took the central line train and headed to Madam Tussaud’s.

“Look Lee, there’s Frank Lampard” said Theresa “Would you like a picture with him?”

“Definitely” he replied standing next to Frank’s waxwork. “Who do you want a picture with?”

“Maybe David Beckham” she said spotting him and Lee quickly took the picture.

“Anne would you like a picture with anyone?” asked Theresa.

“Um, I’m not sure” she responded looking bored.

Lee whispered “Ignore her” into Theresa’s ear and grabbed her hand.

“Ooh look” he said and pulled her towards the waxwork “You like David Tennant, want a picture?”

“Definitely” replied Theresa “Come into the picture Anne”

“If I must” Anne muttered.

Theresa spotted Kylie Minogue next in those gold hot pants which made Lee happy so she took a quick picture of them.

“I guess that’s it” said Lee and they found the nearest exit.

“You still want to leave Anne?” Theresa asked.

“I think so, is that okay?”

“Of course” replied Theresa and they made their way to the tube station. When they arrived home Lee rushed to the supermarket to buy some vegetarian food for Anne and they had a quick meal of burgers and oven chips.

“I have a surprise for you” Theresa teased as she and Lee headed to bed later that night.

“What is it?”

“Wait and see” she responded cheekily.

He saw the book as they entered the room.

“Wow Theresa, thank you” he said smiling as he started to delve into the pages. He stayed up late reading long after Theresa fell asleep.

The next morning after breakfast they headed to the nearby seaside and had a walk on the beach before stopping for fish and chips with plenty of salt and vinegar. It tasted extra delicious in the sea air. Anne was leaving in the afternoon so they drove home and she packed.

“Do you need any help?” Theresa asked as she headed into the spare room.

But Anne’s phone rang then so she left her to it. Once off the phone she came to find her sister.

“I've just found out some fantastic news” she told Theresa.

“That’s great, what news?”

“I've been offered a job here! We'll be able to spend more time together! Won’t that be wonderful?!”