We All Have Bad Habits.

Today I took the plunge and spent my lunch break at Katie’s place. I wasn’t sure how welcome I would be considering my lack of enthusiasm yesterday but I need not have worried. I was making a pretence of dead heading some Fuchsia’s in a trough outside the dowager house at just before 12 so I didn’t have to wait long before Katie appeared. She didn’t seem so bright and friendly at first but that soon lifted when I asked if the offer to share lunch breaks was still on. I will try and get a layout of the place if I can sometime so you can see what its like but for now I will just explain that attached to the big house is a row of four houses three of which are for the estate staff. Katie has the first one from the big house, then it is the dowager house and the next one is where the woodman lives and on the very end is for the game keepers little helper. So you will see from that it is only a few paces from the dowager house to Katie’s place.
I followed her inside and she took off the white coat that she wears to work. It may sound strange but I was relieved to see that I was wrong about her not wearing anything under it, this day she had on shorts and a T-shirt. She now went and let herself down by picking up a pack of cigarettes, taking one out and offering me the packet. I think she knew what I was thinking because when I declined she said, ‘No smoke no like – right’? It’s true I was disappointed as I don’t really like smoking but I said that I was more surprised that someone in her profession should be a smoker. She said we all have bad habits which is true but most of them don’t kill you. Anyway I agreed with her and left it at that saying that if we are to be friends we have to live with each others habits.
Then I went and did something I feel bad about now – well, a bit bad. Thing was mum texted me to say that I would have to get my own dinner tonight as everyone would be out so I was answering the message as Katie was showing me round and I don’t know why but I got an urge and went and took some covert pics of her with my phone. It didn’t seem that bad at the time but now I feel a bit guilty, I was actually intending putting them on here but I guess that would make it even worse.
Anyway it was very nice and I will be going there every day until she kicks me out. I’m thinking I might offer to give her a hand because she has loads of unpacking still to do. I’m not sure how that will go down with anyone else but who cares as it’s nothing to do with anyone else as long as I do my work.
I just had another look at the pictures and there is one of her face that is quite nice so just so that you can see what she looks like I will put it on but may remove it some time in the future.

Sorry about the quality but it was with my phone and I was trying to be sneaky.