I took a cab to the restaurant, timing my arrival a good half an hour before I expected Victoria and His Lordship to arrive. I was right in remembering that I had a pair of shoes that very closely matched those I had chosen for Victoria that morning, and I chose a dress that was revealing enough but, for the first time, slightly less revealing than the one I assumed Her Ladyship would be wearing. There was a small chance that we'd meet someone that recognised the couple at the restaurant and I had to maintain the niece cover-story after all. I had even worn stockings beneath my dress, hoping that Victoria's elegant bare legs certainly would steal the limelight.
Victoria didn't disappoint me in wearing the dress I had chosen for her. She looked stunning and as they were led over to the table I rose and gave them a kiss on each cheek as if we hadn't seen each other for weeks.
Dinner was fantastic, as it always was when I was taken out by this pair. There were around seven or eight small courses, hand-crafted by the celebrity chef who ran the kitchen, and each as delicately yet richly flavoured as the previous. It was the kind of restaurant where the common person might be told there was a six month waiting list, but they would always find space for someone like Victoria. I don't think the couple realised how effortless their position made so much of their lives.
We took a taxi home and, as it pulled up into the driveway, I gave Victoria's leg a squeeze.
"All of the staff are gone?" I asked her. George was in the front passenger seat and was paying the driver. Victoria nodded.
"Good," I said, "And you're going to let me lead things?"
Victoria looked nervous for a second but nodded nonetheless. I gave her a smile and another squeeze of her leg and the driver opened the doors for us to step out.
George opened the front door and it certainly looked like we had the large house to ourselves, despite the hall light being left on. He held the door open and we stepped inside.
"That meal was divine!" I said, almost over-enthusiastically. I ran my hands through my hair was if I needed to stretch myself out, but it was just my first move in changing the tone of the evening. "But I don't think I need to eat anything ever again."
Victoria laughed and nodded her head. "I don't think this dress fits me any more," she said. I smiled, glad that she had pre-empted my next step, albeit unknowingly.
"Me neither," I said, "Mine's pinching in all kinds of places. Do you mind giving me a hand?"
I turned my back to her and held my hair out of the way, making it as obvious as I could that I wanted her to unzip me. I couldn't see the look on her face but there was no pause as she obliged.
"Oh, that's so much better," I said as I wriggled out of the tight dress. Even with my back turned I could feel both pairs of eyes on me as I stood there in my black lace underwear and stockings.
"This too?" Victoria asked, and without waiting I felt her fingers pull at the clasp of my bra and unhook it. I smiled while they couldn't see my face: she was playing along better than I could have hoped.
"Thank you," I said as I shrugged my bra down my arms and let it drop casually to the floor and turned to face them. "Under-wiring and large meals never mix."
I could have been saying anything: they were both staring at my breasts as if in a trance. I didn't have to contain my satisfied smile as no-one was looking at my face.
"Here," I said, and with gentle but firm hands I turned Victoria around by the shoulders. I felt her tense as I slid the zip of her dress down, but she did nothing to stop me. I pushed the sleeves off of her shoulders and helped slide the tight fabric down her body. It dropped around her ankles but she merely stepped out of it. Neither of us made a move to pick up any of the clothes that were scattered around the hallway.
I judged it was too early to go any further: getting Victoria down to her beautiful, black lace underwear was achievement enough. And she even knew enough not to step out of her heels.
I took her by the hand and stepped towards the drawing room. As I pushed the door open she paused and looked over her shoulder at her husband.
"Are you coming, George?" she asked him.
He was rooted to the spot, staring at the pair of us: me in stockings and knickers, holding hands with the woman he loved: beautiful, pale and elegant and wearing underwear that could only mean one thing. He almost jumped across the hallway to follow us through the doorway.
"Take a seat," I said, "And I'll get you something to drink. Scotch?"
I knew His Lordship was partial to a Scotch in the evening, especially after a meal. He nodded, although I wondered if he was really capable of making any kind of decisions at the moment.
Victoria smiled as she watched me walk across to the drinks cabinet and pour her husband a generous portion of Balvenie. He had taken a seat in a large armchair and as I walked back with the glass Victoria took it from me and placed it on the table beside her husband.
He only had eyes for her as she walked towards him; beautiful, slim, tall and blonde, she was an irresistible sight in her matching lace underwear and high heels. After she had placed the drink on the table beside him she put both her hands onto the arms of the chair and bent over him. I watched as his eyes moved between her face and her cleavage as she approached.
"Happy birthday, George," she said, and she placed a light kiss on his lips.
His Lordship was unable to speak, such was his shock at the transformation that seemed to have taken hold of his wife. But then an awkward silence descended as Her Ladyship was unsure of how to follow up this opening exchange. It was time for me to step in.
"England has contributed much to world culture," I said with a smile, "But if there's one thing where it lags behind most of the world, it's in the field of kissing."
Victoria turned to me and laughed, grateful for my support more than from any real amusement.
"And what, in your opinion is, the country with the most to teach us about this noble art?"
I laughed now, and more genuinely than she had. I was also taken aback by the new-found confidence that seemed to have sparked within my client. Yesterday she had run away at the first sign of anything even remotely sexual, and now here she was, half-naked and flirting with me. I stepped towards her and she turned to face me.
"Well," I said, and I took another step, intruding on her personal space. There was a mixture of fear and anticipation in her eyes. "The English kiss is fine, in its place," I continued, "But it can often be far too brief."