“How long do you reckon it will take us?” Lucas asked. They had come onto the motorway and were heading west.
“About five hours,” Adam replied. “You might as well grab some kip, you didn’t get much last night.”
“Fair enough. Then we can swap over for the last part of the journey if you want.”
Lucas quickly fell asleep. There were times when he still had trouble sleeping, but he was worn out from their latest operation, and with Adam beside him, unless he tensed up Lucas would be able to sleep soundly.
When he woke, he blinked and looked around. “It felt like I was asleep for ages, but I can’t have been judging from where we are,” he said.
“You were,” Adam answered. “There was a breakdown in the roadworks, and I’ve considerably revised our ETA.”
“Which means we won’t be there until late afternoon.” Lucas groaned.
“Is that a general or a specific groan?”
“Our late lunch looks like being afternoon tea. Not that I object to having tea, but how about we stop somewhere and get a decent lunch? By which I mean not the motorway services.”
Adam, fed up with crawling along the motorway, agreed to them coming of and heading cross country, and took the next exit. With Lucas map reading they found a suitable pub to stop at for lunch and then they set off again, this time Lucas drove, and Adam caught up on some sleep.
Adam woke as they pulled into a car park of what from his glance at the surrounding buildings was a country town. “Is there a problem?” he asked.
“Bookshop,” Lucas replied. “You can stay in the car if you like. I won’t be long.”
“I’ll get out and stretch my legs. I know you and bookshops, you’re never as quick as you think you’ll be.”
While Lucas disappeared into the bookshop, Adam strolled up and down the high street and then joined his partner. “Have you made your selection?” he asked. “Because it would be good to get to there in time to change and have a drink before dinner.”
“Almost. I just can’t decide which of these two to buy.”
“Buy both. You know you will anyway, and it’ll save us ten minutes while you think about it.”
Lucas laughed and paid for his purchases.
Adam took the wheel again for the final stint, leaving Lucas to map read and spot the correct turnings in the increasingly country lanes.
Finally they turned up the drive and came to a halt at the old manor house. Both got out of the car and stretched as their host came out to greet them.
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Date: 2021-12-07 03:35 pm (UTC)“About five hours,” Adam replied. “You might as well grab some kip, you didn’t get much last night.”
“Fair enough. Then we can swap over for the last part of the journey if you want.”
Lucas quickly fell asleep. There were times when he still had trouble sleeping, but he was worn out from their latest operation, and with Adam beside him, unless he tensed up Lucas would be able to sleep soundly.
When he woke, he blinked and looked around. “It felt like I was asleep for ages, but I can’t have been judging from where we are,” he said.
“You were,” Adam answered. “There was a breakdown in the roadworks, and I’ve considerably revised our ETA.”
“Which means we won’t be there until late afternoon.” Lucas groaned.
“Is that a general or a specific groan?”
“Our late lunch looks like being afternoon tea. Not that I object to having tea, but how about we stop somewhere and get a decent lunch? By which I mean not the motorway services.”
Adam, fed up with crawling along the motorway, agreed to them coming of and heading cross country, and took the next exit. With Lucas map reading they found a suitable pub to stop at for lunch and then they set off again, this time Lucas drove, and Adam caught up on some sleep.
Adam woke as they pulled into a car park of what from his glance at the surrounding buildings was a country town. “Is there a problem?” he asked.
“Bookshop,” Lucas replied. “You can stay in the car if you like. I won’t be long.”
“I’ll get out and stretch my legs. I know you and bookshops, you’re never as quick as you think you’ll be.”
While Lucas disappeared into the bookshop, Adam strolled up and down the high street and then joined his partner. “Have you made your selection?” he asked. “Because it would be good to get to there in time to change and have a drink before dinner.”
“Almost. I just can’t decide which of these two to buy.”
“Buy both. You know you will anyway, and it’ll save us ten minutes while you think about it.”
Lucas laughed and paid for his purchases.
Adam took the wheel again for the final stint, leaving Lucas to map read and spot the correct turnings in the increasingly country lanes.
Finally they turned up the drive and came to a halt at the old manor house. Both got out of the car and stretched as their host came out to greet them.
“Did you have a good journey?” she asked.