Thursday morning just after 9am and a knock at the door Sidney stood there smart as ever beaming as Mike opened the door.
"You must be Mike" he said, "Linda told me a lot about you, I am Sidney, we met the other day."
"Hello, yes that's me, do come in, she won't be a few minutes."
Mike led Sidney into the kitchen area and offered him a coffee. They sit at the table, Mike looks Sidney over, he sees a well-dressed elderly gentleman, with impeccable manners, Sidney sees a young husband who has no idea how his wife needs to be treated, naïve.
"It's very nice of you to accompany Linda on her trip across town, thank you for that."
"That's OK Mike, we don't want anything to happen to our girl now do we?"
"No of course not, I don't want to put you to any trouble is all."
"That's OK I told Linda I am staying at my son's place round the corner at the moment so I am at a loose end while they are out at work so if I can be of any use you know it helps keep this old buy going."
"Yes of course."
Mike seemed somewhat satisfied with Sidney and relaxed a little, he didn't seem like a dirty old man, well turned out and polite so any qualms he had disappeared quickly, the use of "our girl" remained in his mind for some reason. Linda came through the door and seeing Sidney there her heart gave a little leap that she could not explain.
"Hello sweetheart" he said and rose to give her a kiss on the cheek.
He had done it again she thought to herself, taken the initiative, with no reaction from Mike that will now seem normal, that's what Sidney was thinking also.
"We had best be moving or we will miss our train." Sidney pointed out.
"Yes, you two love-birds best be getting along."
Linda took a swipe at Mike "Don't take the mickey, we are just good friends aren't we Sidney?"
"Yes indeed we are, I like to think so anyway." He smiled at Mike.
They left the house and walked down the street towards the station, as soon as they were out of the front gate Sidney slipped his arm round her waist and held her like that all the way.
"You are looking lovely this morning I might say Linda, radiant even."
She blushed, "You really are full of it Sidney."
"I think you are gorgeous and believe me there will plenty of men who will be looking at you and thinking the same mark my words."
They sat on the train which was not as full as before, a man in his 40s sat opposite them, Sidney nudged her foot, leaning over he whispered "There you go, that man is looking at your legs did you notice?"
Linda waited and then looked across at the man, he looked away but she knew he had been looking.
"Test him out, cross your legs slowly see what he does."
The thought of it felt naughty , exciting and dirty all at once but after a minute she slowly crossed her legs, the man's eyes were glued to her, she felt a rush go through her culminating in her face reddening a little.
"See, he is hooked now, give him a minute then do that again." Sidney seemed to be getting quite excited by it too.
Linda looked at her book to take her mind off what was happening , then slowly again crossed her legs, this time she made sure her skirt rode up her thighs somewhat and he may have seen her knickers. Sidney watched her face as she did it, saw the guy looking and her reaction, he knew she was a born submissive and was very like his late wife could be moulded to perform in public, he smiled inwardly satisfied, what next he thought.
The rest of the journey was uneventful, a couple of guys were taking interest in Linda which Sidney pointed out and the routine followed the first guy with Linda becoming a little bolder, she was obviously enjoying teasing, just as he thought.
Aunt Sylvia was in a jolly mood, her fall had not affected her sense of humour or fun, Sidney was doing well to ingratiate himself with her and they effectively became an alliance when it came to directing Linda.
Sylvia had her photo album out and was showing off her dance pictures, looking so young and beautiful in her dresses and with her trophies and medals from her competition days, Sidney was enthralled as was Linda.
