The next morning Emily & Sansa are joined by Sushila and they discuss the excellent progress already made at the club in Kolkata. Sushila believes that by the end of the day Lalisa, Rochana, Phaelyn and Kannika will be ready to carry on without her, enabling her to start with the next branch.
Emily receives a call from Jaival, the chairman of Patna branch who asks if Sansa and Sushila are with her. On confirmation that they are, he asks that the call is put on speaker so they can hear, which she happily does. After congratulating Emily & Sansa on their engagement he reports that, as at Kolkata, they have reached full agreement throughout their membership to undertake the same project, i.e. with the ladies becoming financially independant. He adds that they have followed the Kolkata example in re-tasking the use of the mansion and there is a already a lift in the spirits of their ladies. The branch requests the assistance of Emily, Sansa & Sushila to ensure the development of the true Bangkok Girl experience. The ladies nod their agreement.
Emily says that she and Sansa will fly to the Jay Prakash Narayan International airport at Patna that very day and Sushila will fly to join them in Patna the following day. He invites Emily and Sansa to dine with the complete membership that evening and invites Emily, Sansa & Sushila to dine with the ladies of the branch on the following evening. The invitations are accepted. He wishes safe journeys to the 3 ladies and looks forward to seeing them soon, they reciprocate and the call ends. Emily reflects that it is a good idea to double check that the complete membership of the branch really is keen for the project before they dine with the ladies on the second evening. All agree with her that there is nothing to be gained, and a lot to possibly go wrong, if they try to rush a process that worked so well in Kolkata.
Sudesh is asked to drive the Phantom to join them at the Best Erotic Marigold Hotel of Patna, 360 miles away, and to be sure to take regular breaks on the journey, because there is no need to rush.
Nilesh is asked to request that two of the hotel security guards be released and furnished with funds for the return journey, one to travel with Sudesh and the other to travel with Sanwar. She also asks him to have the hotel stretch limousine assigned to take Sansa and herself and their aircrew to the airport. Also to remind reception that the aircrew are not to be charged for their stay. They take their leave to carry out her instructions and prepare to travel.
Sushila takes her leave and briefs Sanwar to make the same journey and when the allocated security guard arrives to accompany him to Patna, they return to the mansion.
Sansa calls the Best Erotic Marigold Hotel of Patna to advise them that the owner will be arriving later in the day and to ask that her penthouse be prepared for her, complimentary rooms for each of their 3 aircrew, and that a complimentary twin room be reserved for the security guards. Emily calls Nila, her pilot to ask her to prepare to fly her and Emily to Jay Prakash Narayan International airport at Patna that afternoon and tells her that a hotel car will be provided to take her team to the airport. She asks her to return to Kolkata the next day to bring Sushila to Patna.
Mahendra calls to ask if he may visit and is invited to join them for an early lunch because they are flying to Patna that afternoon.
While they enjoy their skinny latte coffees, Emily and Sansa sit together browsing the internet and Sansa asks Emily if she sees them as lesbian wives or husband and wife. Emily replies that she hasn't thought about it because they are a couple first and foremost and that means the world to her. She asks if having asked the question she has a preference. Sansa says that she doesn't but asked because Emily enjoys her submissive role in the bedroom and she enjoys that too, very much. Sansa says that she is content with either husband & wife or wife & wife and agree that as lesbians, using a patriarchal title would be a bit of a contradiction.
At about half past eleven, Mahendra calls to say that he is arriving at the hotel. Nilesh goes to greet him. When he enters they both embrace him and kiss him on the cheek. Nilesh makes fresh coffees and he tells them that he has wonderful news. All agog they listen as he says that, knowing Emily has British citizenship as well as Indian, when the 1st Secretary at the British Consulate in Delhi called him regarding the India Flying Club he asked about two ladies that are his close friends who yesterday announced their engagement at a party they attended together, adding that one of the ladies is both a British citizen and an Indian citizen. The 1st Secretary, said that since same sex couples cannot yet legally marry in India it wouldn't be possible for them to receive a Civil Marriage in the Consulate as it could cause diplomacy issues between the two countries. Emily and Sansa understand and thank him for his efforts on their behalf.
Mahendra says that the 1st Secretary can however authorise the issue of a travel visa to the lady that isn't a British Citizen, providing that she is a citizen of India, and asks if he is right. Both ladies nod with a big smile. He says that with a travel visa they could travel to the UK and be married at a Civil Registrar's Office. The ladies know that their marriage can't yet be recognised in India but nevertheless are beside themselves with joy and embrace each other for a passionate kiss then, remembering their manners, apologise for their reaction and thank him with all of their hearts. He says that when they are in Delhi he will introduce them to the 1st Secretary.
Sansa says that she would love to see her beloved's country of birth, Emily replies that hopefully she will, and soon. As an afterthought she adds that she was her parents' sole beneficiary and they had various properties around the UK so they could visit them too. However, if they are to take an extended holiday, perhaps they should plan for their wedding to be after all the branches have implemented the project. Mahendra, with a big smile, asks if they need a best man or someone to give them away... or something! They all laugh together and the ladies assure that they will and there is no one that they would prefer to be with them than him. They embrace and he says: "There, I knew I was a close friend" and they laugh together again.
Mahendra gets a call and excuses himself. When he returns he says that coincidentally, as luck would have it, his busines calls him to Patna and asks if he may accompany them. Jokingly, Sansa asks if he really believes they are lesbians he blushes and says that he enjoys the company of his... adopted sisters! The ladies exclaim in unison: "How lovely we have an adopted brother!" hoping that their relationship can, and will remain brother and sisters. Lunch is served and Nillesh says that all the preparations are complete and Sudesh has departed for Patna in the Phantom with an armed security guard accompanying him.
As they select their lunch from the buffet and take their places at the table, Emily explains what is happening and brings him up-to-date with what they have learned via Karima's contact in the haulage business. Mahendra exclaims: "My enquiries have revealed much the same thing!" Emily replies that Sudesh's drive will hopefully reveal that road transfer is a feasible option, if not then buying our own truck and custom built protective box trailer would seem to be the last option open to them. At any rate, she is tending towards keeping only one Rolls-Royce and perhaps letting Lalisa, Rochana, Phaelyn and Kannika have the use of her Mercedes V class. Mahendra agrees with her assessment and hopes that Sudesh's trip will be successful.
After lunch Mahendra excuses himself to go and prepare to meet them at Dum-Dum airport at... 3 p.m. The ladies ask if he could manage to meet them at 2 p.m. to be sure that they have sufficient time to make their dinner engagement with the Patna membership. He is happy to oblige and they hug their newly adopted brother as he takes his leave.