Once Upon a Valley
Copyright© 2025 by Dick Conrad
Chapter 5
We’d showered together after our sex session, then we did eventually get round to lunch.
Val’s Sheppard’s pie was good and as I finished it up, I was telling her how as a child, my Auntie would always give me the job of putting the cold lamb through the mincer for her when she was making a Sheppard’s pie.
Val chuckled saying, “Aha, didn’t your Mother cook a Sheppard’s pie for you then Don?”
Sadly my Mother wasn’t there for me Val; both my parents worked in the munitions factory and they wanted me safely out of London because of the air-raids being so dangerous. I stayed with my Aunty Dory up in Barnet when it happened. Both my parents died in a bombing raid; so that’s why I grew up with my Aunty Dory.
Val seemed dazed by my short account. Staring at me she enquired, “With your Aunt Doris in Barnet? So where had your mum and dad lived then Don?”
Val still seemed puzzled so I explained to her, “In the Limehouse area off the Thames, number 10 North End, a lot of Gerry bombs came down there in the war, It all got cleared away after the war.” I said glumly.
“That’s a very sad story Don, but thanks for sharing it with me.” She said quietly. Then to lighten the conversation, “I’m pleased you liked my Sheppard’s pie even though I haven’t a mincer like your Auntie Doris had!”
We both chuckled. I was ready for a swim and Val was happy to watch me while she sunbathed. I swam several leisurely lengths of the pool, thinking on how powerful it had been for both of us in bed together.
Then I hauled myself out to lie next to her in the sun.
My eyes were closed against the sun when Val complimented me on keeping myself in good shape. Then she asked me how I’d made out with Pamela!
Sheepishly I told her how we had gone the whole hog on the sofa; rather like a couple of teenagers.
Val pondered then said she’d heard from Max about how Pam’s brother Matthew’ had stormed off in a rage and asked if I’d heard anything from him since? I told her no, not a thing?
After a while Val spoke again but this time she had a more earnest tone. “Don, ... I want to tell you something about Matthew.” You need to be careful of him now. He went off like he did because he was angry at his sister having sex with you.”
I opened my eyes and sat up; “But surely Pamela is free to choose her own lover?”
Val choose her words carefully to explain, “Well Matthew sees Pamela as ... as part of his estate. So Mat’ ... feels it’s his duty to control Pamela’s sex life ... in fact Matthew tells his sister who to do it with.”
“Val, ... your saying that he’s Pamela’s pimp!”
Val smiled at Dons shock and indignation and placed her hand on his, “I’m just putting you in the picture Don, so you know what you’re getting into. Matthew has a violent temper and he can pull strings in high places. That’s all I’m saying ... incidently, have you heard from Pamela since that night you spent with her?”
I looked sheepishly away for a moment before saying, “I rang her; but got no answer. Quite honestly there’s nothing much going for us really apart from a romp in the hay.” I turned and looked back into Val’s eyes. “It’s not like us being together.”
Val reply was quietly confident. “Yes ... we’re something special; you and I Don”.
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