The Secret Sex Lives of Wanda Mitty by Felix Baron

Author:Felix Baron [Felix Baron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

The moms came home soon after lunch the next day, both tipsy on shopping. Kitty sent Chuck out to help them bring in their swag. Most of it he heaped onto the eating-room table but Martha and Lucinda scurried straight upstairs with two of their bags each, bags they hadn’t let him touch. There were no names on those bags but they were glossy black with lush red lips displayed on each side. Wanda drew her own conclusions as to the nature of the contents.

By the time the moms’ loot had been carried up, a horn sounded outside. It was a distinctive chocolate-brown van from UPS. That could only mean one thing – goodies from Henry. This time everyone rushed out to see what early Christmas presents Santa Henry had sent them from Europe.

First out of the van was a gigantic wicker hamper from London’s Harrods department store. It was intended for Consuela, who cooed with delight and had two of her sons carry it straight to the kitchen. There was also a small parcel for the cook-housekeeper. She ripped it open to find three Hermes scarves, all the same design but in different colours. Her husband, Olaf, got a cubic package, about a foot on each side, which he tucked under his arm and disappeared with. Two of the boys’ parcels contained bottles of some sort of exotic booze, and a bottle of cologne each. They seemed happy with their gifts so Wanda assumed that Henry knew what he was doing. Well, of course he did. He always did.

Chuck’s present was an antique chess set, which didn’t seem like much to Wanda but he seemed pleased enough. Another score for Henry – but what had he bought for her? That was the important question.

Lucinda squealed and clapped her hands when she opened a box to find a small bottle of perfume. From her reaction, Caro’s Poivre had to be something special. Martha, not to be outdone in her reaction to her gift, clutched at her face and sank onto a chair when she unwrapped Clive Christian’s Number One.

‘Is that a good perfume?’ Wanda asked.

Lucinda told her, ‘It’s one of the most expensive perfumes in the world, as is mine. Henry is being very generous. His business over there must be going very well.’

Kitty’s perfume was about a pint of Chanel Number Five. Half an ounce of the actual perfume, not the eau de cologne, was expensive, so that was impressive. Then there were parcels for the three girls who helped Consuela. Annoyingly, they took them away without showing the contents. If they had, it might have given clues as to their past relationships with Wanda’s Henry; though it was innocent, of course. Of course.

The next three boxes were all for Wanda. To her frustration, all were marked ‘Do Not Open’ and were tied with golden cord that was sealed with blobs of green sealing wax that were stamped with Henry’s monogram.

‘He wants to see you open these,’ Wanda’s mom consoled her.

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