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 Day 15 (Monday 7th June)

   We rose early and I phoned the Head teacher at Libbies School and told
her Libby wouldn't be in school today and told her the reason, she was very
understanding.  We had our porridge, we were all in a sombre mood, we left
early by cab as we had to be at Donnie's office at 9am, I decided it would
be better if we went by cab, I didn't want the hassle of looking for a
parking space.  We arrived at Donnie's office and were immediately shown
in, he held his hand out and we all shook it, he stated that he had
arranged for us to sit in the public gallery, because he didn't want the
press to get the idea that we were part of the case, I thought that's good
protection for Libby, she just sat and nodded and Ellen had her arm round
Libbies shoulder.  Donnie arranged for a taxi to get us to the court in
time and we were sitting at the same time that the police involved with the
case were.  The detective gave me a slight nod which I replied the same, we
all craned our necks when Danny, Tommy and Bobby were led in, well guarded,
they looked around and saw Libby, she seemed to visibly shrink down in her
seat, I held tightly to one hand and Ellen the other, then it was announced
that the Judge was entering and we all rose then sat when he did.  We heard
from both their lawyer trying to get leniency to the kidnap charge as they
said they didn't know her age when they did it, that was ridiculed by
Donnie when he brought out the statement by Archie and it was said that the
man that made the statement went home and hung himself in remorse.  That
was the end of that, the judge made them stand up, he said that he thought
they were the scum of the earth to try to do what they intended and that he
had no compunction at handing down a sentence of 7 years each for the
kidnap attempt on a child under 16 years old, 2 years each for the robbery
of the shop and a year each for arson, now he said we come to the other
business of the house you had set up, I give 5 years each for that and for
being involved in the sale and/or distribution of controlled drugs.  Also
you will be put on the Sex Offenders Register for life.  I recommend you
serve at least 10 years each before you can apply for parole.  He hit his
gavel on the desk and said "Take them away" They were led out with their
heads held down, the Judge left and we were allowed out, Donnie met us in
the corridor, he said "There will be the press outside trying to figure out
who is involved in this case, I have arranged for you to go out the back
way, we have to wait for the prison van to leave first then we can go" He
led us through a couple of corridors and into a room and he said he was
going to see if they had left yet, he was only gone a moment and said "I
have a taxi waiting in the yard for us, we'll go now, as we went out in the
courtyard there was a taxi standing by and there were photographers in the
street trying to take pictures through a van window as it left, he said
after we had got in "Please Libby, can you lean over Ken's lap then we'll
go" She did that and I put my arm round her and the taxi took off, well
they took photo's of us but I think they would probably throw them away as
they wouldn't have seen anything worth taking.  We got up to Donnie's
office and he had us all sit in his office with coffee's all round, he
stated that if we didn't mind he would like to go over with us what he had
done, he asked Libby how she was under the circumstances and she answered
him that she was relieved and that the sentencing was heavier than she
thought they were going to get, but that she was very pleased.  Donnie
started "Unfortunately we ascertained that Archie indeed did not have any
insurances anywhere and our accountant found very little to go on for tax
purposes, so he has been in touch with them and told them of your
circumstances, they may get in touch with a demand of back taxes" I said
"Whatever they demand the amount will paid in full, quickly by me" Donnie
continued "I have been in touch with the property rental company for the
flat, they have waived any demand for money owing to the circumstances, I
have a letter on file stating that, so no money is owed there.  The
distributors have said that they have to put in a bill as they need to pay
their suppliers, they do this with apologies and condolences, I will add
this amount to your bill, Ken.  My Father has asked for an interim payment
from you as a good will gesture, I leave it up to you how much you want to
pay us, but to give you an idea, your bill is standing at £7,000 roughly at
this time.  I don't expect full payment at this time, Ken" I said "I'll
talk to your receptionist on our way out if that's okay" Donnie said to
Ellen "As far as we can gather the is no will, but even if there were,
there isn't anything much we can call assets, the shop was rented, that at
least was up to date, there was very little damage to the shop in the arson
attack, they weren't very good at anything, so the shop owners will not be
pursuing you, I have a letter for that too.  I have spoken to the bank and
there is about £15,000 in his account, that account has been frozen and
just requires you go into the bank with ID and give them a signature, he
must have put it in there before going home for the last time, that's it up
to now, all over except the tax man" Then Ellen said "I'll take that money
and it will pay to bury Archie and the bill for Archie's stock.  I will
have to contact his sister" Donnie said "We had to contact her in case
Archie had left anything in her care, she said she had nothing from him,
she did ask if Archie had left a will, I told her she would need to ask his
widow, she wasn't very pleased, I'm sorry but I didn't think either her or
her husband were very pleasant people" Ellen said "They aren't but I will
have to ask them to Archie's funeral, they are his only family" We got home
just on 2pm, we rustled up a quick lunch and we went into the lounge to sit
and relax afterwards.  We had just sat down and there was a phone call on
the landline, Ellen picked it up and said "Hello this is Ellen Murray, how
can I help you?" She listened for a few minutes and then said "Thank you, I
will arrange for hospitality at a local hotel somewhere, thank you again"
Then she hung up.  She turned to us and said "That's the funeral directors,
they have arranged for the funeral of Archie on Thursday at 11am at our
local crematorium, I said I would arrange hospitality, Ken there will only
be us and Archie's sister and her husband, I can't see them bringing their
children to it, would they?" "Tell me the name of the pub that Archie used
to visit and it's address, I'll go and see them, maybe they have a small
room that will be suitable and you said he used to get his dinner there on
Friday evenings so they'll have catering facilities" She wrote down the
name and address, and I said I would go there this afternoon, sooner the
better.  Libby asked if she could come but I said it probably wouldn't be a
very nice place for her so I asked her to look after her mum while I sorted
it out.  I got ready and left.  I walked as it wasn't far, it would have
been just across the road for Archie, I walked in the pub and asked for the
landlord.  A rough looking character walked along behind the bar and said
"Who wants' to know?" I said to him "My name is Ken Richards, you don't
know me but I am trying to arrange Archie Murray's funeral for his widow, I
am a family friend.  He used to come in here as a regular and I wondered if
you might have a room somewhere we can have a family gathering after the
cremation?  I will pay a deposit now if that's the case and the rest on the
day when we arrive" He looked at me for a moment then said "My name is
Willy Henderson.  How many people are there likely to be?" I shook his hand
and said "Not many, it wasn't a big family and I don't think Archie was an
overly popular man, so there'll only be about ten, maybe less.  We would
only need sandwiches and maybe some savouries and drinks" Willy asked when
the funeral was to take place and I told him, he said "I don't have a
problem with that, I'll have everything ready for you" He named a price
which I thought was very reasonable and I gave him half and he was very
pleased with that, he said "I have a small lounge bar, next door that I
don't have opened throughout the week, I'll get that ready for your party
to arrive around noon or thereafter" I said that that was great and left
the pub.  I walked back home and arrived just as Ellen was hanging up the
phone, she said she had phoned Archie's sister to tell her about the
funeral and said "Archie's sister has demanded that we supply a car for her
and the family, she is going to bring their children to this, there is a
girl and 2 boys just under Libbies age, I am horrified at her.  I don't
think, no I know Archie never bought any of them presents at any time and I
can't remember him visiting them or them visiting us" "Never mind, they
have a right to say their goodbyes, I'll arrange a car to pick them up if
it's not too far away" She told me that it wasn't and I said that I would
pay for the funeral and that she could pay me afterwards if that's what she
wanted to do, she said she did, she wanted Archie's money from the bank to
pay for it.  She phoned the funeral directors and gave them Archie's
sisters address and asked for them to be picked up at their house, she
asked what time they should expect the cars and the funeral directors told
her, she agreed they had done Archie well and she thanked them and hung up.
She phoned Archie's sister and told her the arrangements.  She said her
thanks and quickly hung up.  Meanwhile I had phoned my bank down south
while in the kitchen out of the way and said that I would be transferring a
sum of money, (I told them how much) but I wouldn't know the account number
or sort code until later in the week, maybe Wednesday, they said that that
wasn't a problem, we could do it over the phone, they said they had enough
information about me to ask some security questions on the day.  I said I
would do that in the branch of the bank it would happen in if they wanted
to check further.  They were happy with the arrangements.  Ellen hadn't had
time today to prepare a meal so I said I would order in a delivered meal
again or we could go out, Libby wanted to go out, Ellen said she would go
with the flow and I said there seemed to be one or two nice pubs in the
area that had restaurants attached and we could try one of those, so that
was agreed, we all got changed into casual gear and went out onto our
favourite road, we didn't walk far and found one, we got a table easily,
too early in the evening for serious eaters and drinkers, I ordered a
sirloin steak with chips and veggies and my two girls ordered baked
potatoes with a mixture of fillings and salads, then we had an ice cream
desert for after.  Ellen and I had couple of glasses of house wine and
Libby some kind of fizzy drink, we came out of there satisfied enough to
say we would return and meant it.  We wandered home, looking in shop
windows and generally looking about and talking about nothing in
particular. On our arrival I saw Charley looking out of her window and
waved her out, she came scooting out of the front door and nearly ran us
down, I said "Charley the acceleration is terrific on your wheels but the
brakes are crap" We laughed, I continued "Libby would you like to have
Charley visit your room, maybe on your console or something?" Libby said
"Yes, that would be great" So I carried Charley up then her chair, I said
to let me know when you want to come down again.  They said they would.  I
asked Ellen if she would look at websites with me, I wanted to look into
the possibility of fitting a lift in the corner of our staircase, well we
found the perfect type and found a local distributer who would install it
as well, I e-mailed them and gave them my contact details, I said in my
e-mail that it would possibly be two, but opposing hands.  Ellen was
fascinated with the e-mail thing, I asked her if she wanted an e-mail
address, I said she would probably need one when we started sorting out who
was going to benefit from our millions.  She said "I haven't got office
skills anymore" "Do you want to do a course, maybe at a local college to
bring you up to speed, I'm sure there must be one somewhere" "Oh!  Yes, I
would love to do that, Ken.  Then I would feel I was doing something to
contribute" "Ellen there is something else I would like to talk to you
about" She said "This sounds a bit ominous" I continued "No, it's about
this house, I wondered if the owner would be willing to sell it to us, I
mean you like it don't you and Libby has friends around here, I love it"
Ellen nodded her head "Yes, I do like it here, I know you have a house in
Sussex and would like to spend some time there with us but it would be
lovely to have a base here too" "I am going to ask tomorrow, I think they
only rent it because they've had problems selling it in the down-turn in
the economy and I would be willing to pay a bit over the odds to get a
house we all like in a nice area, so that's settled then" "Wow Ken, our own
home, we have never done that, we always rented" "Ellen, how nice it is to
be able to change something in your own home to suit you and not have to
ask someone if it's alright" "I love you Ken, for the little things too, I
am looking forward to the time when I can be `Mrs Richards'.  What will
Libby be, she still has `McCowan' as a surname?" "I have been thinking
about that too, she can keep that surname in memory of your dearly departed
husband or I could adopt her, then she can use mine, I would be very proud
for her to have my name but I don't mind her keeping the one she has, what
do you think, darling?" She came into my arms, put her arms over my
shoulders and pulled me into a kiss and I felt tears on my cheek, then she
broke the kiss and buried her head in my shoulder and wept, I just held
onto her until she was down to a few sniffles, she moved out from me and
looked up into my eyes and said "Darling Ken, you make me weep out of
happiness more times in the time we have been together than I ever did up
to that point in my life, I love to be in your company, you make me feel so
wanted, so cared for, you are so strong in character, I hate it when I hear
of yobs winning the lottery, it makes a mockery of it all and then you come
along and win, you are the one, but you don't brag to all and sundry and
you, I know, will use it wisely even if it all goes, it will benefit so
many and I am lucky enough to be part of that" She wiped away her tears
with a tissue, then we heard the doorbell, I went to see who it was and
found Stella and asked her in and she came into the lounge, she looked at
Ellen and saw she had been crying "I hope I haven't come at a bad time?"
she said "No Stella, just me being silly, he makes me cry out of happiness,
I get so emotional it just comes out" "That's alright then, I would hate to
have to beat you up Ken (she laughed) I came in to get Charley, it's the
last day of term tomorrow and she wants to go and if she stays up too late
she will be too tired to go, where is she?" I said "I took her upstairs
when she came in along with her chair, let's go up and see how they are?" I
led us all up the stairs and the door was shut so I knocked on the door and
waited until I heard Libby say "Come in" I opened the door and found Libby
sitting in Charlie's chair and Charley sprawled out on the bed, I said
"What have we here?" Libby answered "I wanted to see what it was like being
in the chair, its hard work moving about, I never realised how hard it was,
Charley must have some amount of strength, its all right I asked Charley
first" Charley said "My, I've had a lot of fun being with Libby, my Mum
usually takes me to school in a taxi to save my strength but Libby asked me
if we could go to school together tomorrow, will that be alright, she says
she will help me get into the school?" Stella said "I don't mind you going
with Libby, I think Ken drives her.  Ken, can Charley go with you?" "Two
beautiful women in my car with me, people will be staring, wow!" I giggled
and everyone joined me.  Stella said "I think it's time we left Charley,
you'll have a long day ahead of you, I don't want you too tired for it, I
will carry you down if Ken will take the chair" "You won't be carrying her
Stella, she's much too big for you to be carrying her, I will do it" "Ken,
how do you think Charley get's up and down to the shower every day?  I
carry her" "That does it.  I want you to come in to visit us tomorrow
around lunchtime, say 12:30, is that alright?  We have something to show
you and I will make lunch" Stella said "I am intrigued, I wouldn't miss
this for anything and you are going to make lunch?" I nodded and leaned
over the bed and picked Charley up, she had her arms around my neck just
staring at me, I said to her "What are you thinking darling?" Then she
blushed deeply and looked away and whispered "Nothing, really, it's
nothing, I was dreaming, we've been talking about your car, Libby told me
what she calls it" I said quietly "Well you can tell me tomorrow what you
call it, okay?" She nodded as I put her down in an armchair in the lounge.
Then I went upstairs and brought down the wheelchair and lifted Charley
into it and she thanked me.  Stella and Charley made their way out and into
their own house after a few goodnights and thanks.  Libby said "I'm going
to bed now too, I'll watch a little TV but not for long, okay?  Thanks for
tonight we really did enjoy ourselves, Charley has been telling me about
her father, really sad" She got a hug and kiss from Ellen then leaned in
for mine, I gave her a big hug and said "You are a very special person
Libby, you didn't have to get close to Charley, but you have and I admire
you for that" I gave her a kiss but slightly opened my mouth this time and
slipped my tongue out and into her mouth, she was so surprised, she opened
her mouth wider and I explored her teeth then her own tongue fenced with
mine and she pushed her tongue into my mouth and did the same and all the
time I was rubbing my hand up and down her spine feeling every disc from
her neck down to her bum she was grinding herself into me and feeling
things she had never felt before then she gasped loudly and nearly fell, I
held her and gently lowered her onto a chair and continued holding her as I
crouched on one knee, I looked over to Ellen, she was looking flushed as
well, I looked back at Libby as she recovered and looked at me with a
slightly glazed look as she came to.  Libby spoke over my shoulder to Ellen
"Is it like that every time?" Ellen said "No, sometimes its better" "How
can it be better?  I thought I had died and gone to heaven" I said "Libby,
all I did was kiss you, I didn't make love to you" "Only a kiss, he said it
was only a kiss, I didn't know it would affect me like that.  Oh God, I
love you so much.  If that was only a kiss, how much more are you going to
show me?" "No more tonight, I think that's enough to be going on with,
okay?" I gave a peck on her cheek and she got up and went over to her
Mother "Now I know a little Mummy and want to know a lot" "Don't rush it,
take it slowly and Ken will take you on the journey of a lifetime, I think
he should and that is the start, now off to bed with you, we won't disturb
you again this evening, okay?" She turned and said goodnight and went
upstairs to her bedroom.  Ellen came over to me and said "You can take me
on that journey now, upstairs please" She held my hand and we went
upstairs, we both undressed quickly, I held Ellen in a nude embrace and I
walked her backwards until she felt her back against the wall, I leaned
over and lifted one of her legs by her knee and I positioned myself just a
little lower and put my cock where it belonged, then I raised myself and
she was on tip-toes on the other leg and I raised her up completely and put
her legs round my waist and started bouncing her up and down, I moved us
away from the wall and she clung onto my neck panting and gasping and
burying her head into my shoulder, then she bit my neck and I came, spurt
after spurt after spurt and she continued to cling on bouncing herself a
couple of times and came and cried out "Oh God Yes, yes, yes, YES!" I
stumbled over to the bed and leaned over and laid her down and kneeled down
over her, I was sweating buckets, dripping everywhere and begun to come
round, I asked "Is that the journey you wanted to go on?" I laughed, she
just stared up at me smiling and said "What the hell kind of journey was
that?" "That my love is called `A Knee Trembler' because it makes my knee's
tremble at the end, I think" "They have a name for that position?" I
answered her "There is a name for every position and there are hundreds,
there is a book called `The Karma Sutra' it's a sex manual from India I
think, from maybe a hundred years ago and there are drawings in it to
illustrate each one" "So that is the journey you are going to take us both
on?  Libby hasn't got a clue, for that matter neither do I.  When I said to
you a while back `Be gentle with us' I take it back, do with us what you
will, I know we will enjoy you Ken, I am too knackered to even take a
shower tonight, I'll change the sheets tomorrow while you are out talking
to the Estate Agents" We both climbed in under the sheets and slept.