"Anyone mind if I watch a Midsomer Murders?" George asked.
It seems he is a fan and had received a DVD box set for Christmas.
"I wouldn't mind you doing the washing up first." Replied Jan.
She is so quick her come backs, yet never in a nasty way - I love her.
For those that don't know, Midsomer Murders is a long running TV series broadcast in the UK. I've never bothered to watch it myself but it seems to have a dedicated following. I wasn't really bothered about watching it but of course I wasn't going to object to whatever either of them wanted to watch. I did offer to do the washing up as I felt I should help out where I could just to repay some of the kindness they've shown to me.
"You'll be doing no such thing young madam," said Jan.
I love it when she calls me that, I can't help but smile.
"You need to get yourself better, I don't want you falling in a heap again. Besides I was only pulling his leg," she added with a smile.
I smiled back and then looked at George who gave me a crafty little wink.
Thankfully my request to use the bathroom was not denied the same as the washing up offer had been as I was getting well past bursting. They offered to help me to the bathroom but I managed okay by myself. I was actually feeling much better now apart from being so tired, even my lips had regained their feeling. On returning George let me in at his side of the table as it wasn't possible to view the TV from where I was sitting before. When the show got going I snuggled up to George, I rested my head on his shoulder and held his arm, giving it a squeeze as I said thank you. He said that he didn't need to be thanked for anything. When Jan saw us snuggled up, after coming through from the bedroom, she said to me not to go spoiling him with to many of my cuddles. She was only joking with me and told me not to be daft when I went to move away. She added with a tinge of regret in her voice that it was a something they'd both missed out on all their married lives. They've never had children so never enjoyed these sort of pleasures.
Not that I'm a child, but you know what I mean. She was just thinking back.
After washing the pots Jan settled down in her seat with some knitting that she was doing and we watched the TV. Actually I fell asleep again until George paused the show and went to get a bottle of whiskey After restarting the show he put his arm around my shoulders and hugged me to him. It was all so nice. I couldn't recall ever feeling so cherished. It was so nice that I was sort of afraid to enjoy it. I kept thinking about the pain of the ending. I remained clear about the fact that there had to be one.
After the show George made us some supper, Jan having Horlicks and George and I having coco and biscuits. By the time that was finished it was time for bed. Because of my on going fragile state I was allocated Georges bed in the bedroom with Jan, you need to climb a ladder to access the bunk and it was thought I might not cope. I was a bit worried that Jan would be prodding me every five minutes to make sure whether I was dead or asleep. Thankfully the bedroom is kited out with single beds with a more than an arms length between them.
I went to sleep thinking about the amazing day that I'd had, so many ups and downs, I wondered what lay in store for me tomorrow. George had said he would get me to the bus on time but I couldn't help fearing there was a crashing down to earth imminent.
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