Palm Sunday was the first service of the new incarnation of St Clara’s and despite the congregation being on the whole unaware of the significance of the day there was an incredible atmosphere that morning.
Molly thought to herself that
it was like the Church itself was expressing its approval.
Arielle rose to the occasion
and so many of the congregants commented on the quality of the service in
general and her sermon in particular, which was clearly aided by Harry sitting
in the front pew.
Molly began the week in a
good frame of mind, after the success of the Palm Sunday service and the
seamless transition from Church of England control, and it meant that she could
proceed to the next level.
For Arielle getting through
her first service was a great relief and having Harry there at her side had
lightened her load.
As Monday was her day off,
she and Harry took the Water Taxi to Cabot Town on St Giles, which was where
they had their first kiss, and they had a very pleasant day and cosy evening
until he had to get the early ferry back to the mainland on Tuesday morning.
The remainder of the week was
to keep her very busy, but Harry had given her great strength.
School
Teacher, Marion Monaghan, hadn’t been able to stop
thinking about the thoughtful and kind Nurse, Kevin Holland, after he had
driven her home following her accident.
When she was at the hospital, he said she had “stunning and
shapely legs”, well in truth he only mentioned the one leg, but she thought
properly attired he would like the other one just as well.
She hoped he might also think the rest of her up to snuff, so
Marion thought she would just have to make sure she used her assets and her
legs to maximum effect.
So on the day she
was going to the Bellevue she had on a brand-new pair of silky smooth 70 denier black tights, with her shortest skirt and highest heels.
Kevin had been looking forward to seeing her again and he hoped he
was on shift when she came back in to have her stitches out, there was no
guarantee though, so he thought he would call round to her flat after Easter to
enquire if he did miss her.
When she arrived at the hospital, she caught sight of Kevin while
she was booking in with Heather Edwards so when she was ushered into a cubicle
by a Nursing Assistant, she sat on the bed with her legs displayed to their
fullest effect in time for his arrival.
“Hello Marion” he said very professionally
“So you’ve come to get your stitches out” he added although he
knew very well why she was there.
“Yes please” she replied
“Do you want me to cut your tights off again?” He asked
“What? No, why?” she asked with alarm
“Because I can’t take the stiches out through the fabric” he said
“Ah I hadn’t thought about that” she said and giggled.
As she slithered off the bed, she forgot she was wearing heels and
stumbled violently, luckily, she fell in Kevin’s direction and he caught her,
and she was still giggling when she ended up face to face with the Nurse, so
she stopped giggling and kissed him, and they were completely lost in the
blissful embrace, but they were almost caught by the doctor and a jovial
porter.
Fortunately, they were loud and boisterous which
they gave the kissing couple time to separate unnoticed.
After giving her some privacy to remove her tights,
he checked the wound and then took the stitches out, and they resumed their
embrace later that evening in the privacy of her flat.
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