Chapter Forty Three



The next day, Seb took Rowi to Paris for a long weekend come honeymoon. David took Dany to Colorado for their honeymoon. Carlos took Cydalia and Colby to Disney world, Florida and Urs took Fara and Amelia onto America.
As they arrived at the hotel near New York’s Central Park Fara found all hers and Amelia’s things. Her laptop and writing instruments, Amelia’s toys and clothes plus a few new things.
‘I thought Amelia deserved a few new things’ Urs told Fara after she had questioned the parcels as Amelia ran around the room, hugging her Disney Princess Doll, dressed in her new Sleeping beauty dress.
‘You’re too generous’ Fara told him after seeing the price tags still attached to the gifts.
‘Hardly. Anyway, Amelia is my daughter, so its my responsibility to clothe and look after her’ Urs shrugged.
‘Mine’ Fara replied.
‘Ours’ Urs corrected.
‘Why have I got a pair of roller skates?’ Fara then asked after noticing them among her things.
‘Aah. That’s all part of my plan’ Urs smiled.
‘Which is?’ Fara asked.
‘To date you’
‘Date me?’
‘Yes. I’ve got it all arranged. First roller skating around Central Park. Then horse riding, followed by movie night and a trip to Disney world, Florida’
‘Why?’
‘As I said, so I can date you’
‘I think it’s a bit too late for that’ Fara laughed.
‘It’s never too late to romance someone’ Urs winked.
‘I’m already engaged, to another man’
‘Engaged. Yes, I admit you are. But not married yet, so I’ve still time’
‘To do what?’
‘Make you…help you change your mind’
‘Not going to happen’
‘Oh I don’t know. I’ve a month’
‘Not going to happen’ Fara repeated.
‘I’m still going to try’ Urs smiled.
‘So, who is going to look after Amelia then, while we skate?’
‘Our lovely assistant, Camy’
‘David’s friend Camy?’
That’s the one. She lives here, in New York’
‘And she agreed?’
‘Yep’
‘Oh. Right’
‘Relax. Camy is a childminder. She loves children. Amelia is in safe hands’ Urs reassured Fara.
‘It’s not Amelia I’m worried about. It’s me’
‘You’ll be ok too. You’re also in safe hands’ Urs winked.
‘That’s the part I’m worried about’ Fara glared at him.
Urs just smiled in reply.
------------------- It was arranged so Camy came the next day to look after Amelia.
‘You are so lucky, having Urs as a husband’ Camy swooned.
‘We’re not married’ Fara replied, looking puzzled at her.
‘You’re not?’
‘No’
‘Oh. But I thought you…oh, never mind!’ Camy shrugged, smiling.
‘You’ll be ok won’t you? With Amelia I mean?’ Fara then asked.
‘We’ll have lots of fun, won’t we honey?’ Camy asked Amelia.
‘Yeah. Yeah Cam’ Amelia laughed, showing a toothless grin.
‘See? We’ll be fine. Go and have fun’ Camy smiled.
‘Hmmm…don’t know about the fun part’ Fara grumbled as Urs turned up.
‘Ready honey?’ he asked. He was dressed in jeans, a t-shirt and jumper. Wearing boots. In his hands a pair of roller skates.
‘Hmm…’ Fara grumbled again, picking up her skates.
Urs offered his hand. Fara ignored it.
‘Bye bye Mummy. Bye bye Daddy’ Amelia called as Urs and Fara finally left after a lot of hugging and kissing of Amelia.
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Ok, roller skates might have four wheels on them, but that didn’t stop Fara from falling over.
‘Here, take my hand’ Urs offered, holding his hand out. Not wanting to end up with even more bruises on her bum then really necessary, Fara took his offered hand. ‘See, you can do it’ he said as they moved along together.
‘I told you before, I have no natural balance’ Fara reminded him.
‘But you do now. Look…you’re doing brilliantly’ Urs smiled.
‘Hmmm….’
‘Isn’t this fun?’ Urs then asked after a while of them skating together, still holding hands.
‘Suppose…’
‘Come on, I can tell you’re enjoying it’
‘Ok. You’re right. I am’ Fara smiled a small smile.
‘Lots of fresh air, exercise, what’s not to love?’
‘My poor bruised bottom’ replied Fara.
‘I’ll make a deal with you’ smiled Urs.
‘Go on?’



Any bruises you find, I’ll personally attend to them’ he winked.
‘Hmmm…’ Fara narrowed her eyes at him at this.
‘Then you can do whatever you want to do to me, to get your own back’
‘I like the sound of that’ Fara brightened up at this.
‘Oh? Got anything in mind?’
‘Waxing’ Fara replied.
‘Waxing what?’
‘Oh, I’ll find something don’t you worry’ Fara winked then laughed at Urs’ worried face.
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They skated for an hour in which during that time Fara fell over a total of four times and Urs once. It was when Urs was helping Fara to her feet for the third time that she pulled him over.
‘Hey!’ he complained, laying almost on top of her.
‘That’ll teach you!’ Fara laughed.
‘Oy…’ Urs laughed, attempting to tickle her.
‘I’m not ticklish…’ Fara laughed, returning the tickling.
‘Oh no?’ he challenged.
‘Nope’ Fara lied.
‘Urs? Fara? Is that you?’ called a voice then. Female.
Urs and Fara stopped their tickling and looked up. It was of all people - Marcia. From their trip up the Nile.
‘Hi’ she smiled down at them.
Urs groaned silently and stood up, ‘Marcia, fancy seeing you here’ he said to her as politely as he could.
‘Well honey…I am American!’ Marcia smiled.
‘Marcia’ Fara nodded as Urs pulled her to her feet.
‘Fara, honey…my, you’ve changed’ Marcia looked Fara up and down.

‘Have I?’ Fara asked.
‘You’re…thinner’ Marcia said.
‘Oh. I lost a lot of weight after having Amelia’ Fara smiled.
‘Amelia?’ Marcia asked.
‘Our daughter’ replied Urs, pulling Fara to him and placing an arm around her shoulders.
‘Oh. I see’ Marcia nodded, ‘so…you’re married then I’m guessing?’ she then asked.
‘Yes’ Urs lied, ‘two years…tomorrow’
‘Tomorrow? You married on Valentines day?’ Marcia noticed the date.
‘Oh yes. To be completely romantic’ Urs lied again, kissing Fara now to stop her from talking and telling the truth.
‘Wow…congratulations then’ Marcia smiled.
‘Thanks’ Urs nodded, beaming.
‘Thanks’ Fara found herself repeating what Urs had said.
‘Well…must dash. Things to do. Places to go and all that’ and with a brightly false smile, Marcia was finally gone.
‘You lied’ Fara whispered after Marcia had gone.
‘It was either lie, or have her stick around’
‘Thought you liked her…’
‘No, you’ve got it wrong’
‘But back in Egypt…’
‘Marcia liked me. I never returned it’
‘Marcia fancied you. She wanted you’
‘Tough. She never had me, and never will’
‘You broke her heart’ Fara said.
‘It’s not Marcia’s heart I’m interested in’
‘Why? Do you intent on breaking mine then?’
‘No’ Urs smiled, ‘only looking after it. Loving it and you until the end of time’
‘That’s a hell of a long time’ Fara replied.
‘I don’t intend on ever stopping’ Urs touched her face.
‘We’d better get back…Amelia and Camy’
‘Ok. Come on then’ Urs sighed as they set of in the direction of their hotel.