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“Oooh I’m so excited for tonight! Are you looking forward to it, Rose?” Rel locks her hotel room door and turns to her friend, who’s moved down the hallway to check her hair and makeup in the hallway mirror. “Rose?” “Hmm, oh sorry Rel. Yes, yes I really am looking forward to tonight.” Rel smiles at Rose and stops her hands from messing with her hair again, “you look lovely. I’m sure Andre will be very appreciative of your looks too.” With a wink, Rel hugs Rose and nudges her towards the stairs, and the hotel lobby below. “Come on, we’ll be late otherwise! And I don’t want to wait any longer than the 3 months I already have! I’m so excited to meet Eoin and Paddy!” Rose laughs and moves with Rel to the top of the stairs, linking arms with her before walking down the stairs together. Peering into the lounge Rel shakes her head and Rose moves to peer out of the doors. “Oh over here Rel!” Rel rushes over to join Rose at the door and she can see Andre chatting to Paddy and Eoin while they lean against two desert trucks sitting side by side by the hotel flowers. Taking a deep breath Rel reaches for the door and walks out, holding it open behind her so Rose can join her. Squeezing Rel’s hand, Rose mumbles “deep breath” to her and moves off to go and hug her sweetheart before stepping back to Rel’s side to ‘introduce’ her to the three men now watching them. “Guys this is Rel. Rel this is Andre, who you already know of course and this is Paddy, and Eoin.” “Evening lass, it’s nice to meet ya.” “It’s lovely to finally meet you too Eoin. And you too Paddy.” Paddy smiles and nods at Rel as she speaks, nudging Eoin as he does so. “Are we going out then Belfast boy? Or are we gonna stand here introducing ourselves all night?” Eoin smiles fondly at Paddy before offering his arm to Rel, “you ready lass?” Rel blushes under the full force of Eoin’s happy grin but takes his arm and allows him to sandwich her between himself and Paddy as they make their way to the clubs of Cairo with Rose and Andre hand in hand behind them, ready to drink and dance their way through the night.
“Who’s that with Reg and the lads?” Glancing across at Paddy, Rose and Eoin both stop their conversation as they see him motion across to the little group on the opposite side of the hotel courtyard. Rose blinks and turns to look at Rel, who’s now tucked under Paddy’s arm and is watching the group with thinly disguised excitement and curiosity. “Ooh, that’s Lucia! She works in the same department as me and Rose. Wonder how she managed to meet up with them? She never normally goes out onto the town unless she’s with us.” Paddy raises an eyebrow at Rel’s explanation and goes back to watching the four of them; Reg, Lucia, Mike and Johnny as they mill about and chat amongst themselves. Rose clicks her fingers together and leans round Eoin to gently poke Rel in the arm. “Hang on, do you not remember those dates everyone went on ages ago? I think you were unwell at the time, now I actually think about it. That’s how I met Andre, and that’s how Lu met Reg.” Rel “aah’s” at Rose’s explanation and goes back to watching Lucia flirt with Reg before they move away from the courtyard and turn the corner, making their way into town. “Well that was interesting, we’ll have to ask them about it later. Come on then, let’s go.” Everyone nods at Eoin’s comment and begins walking again, splitting into their own little groups as they do; Rose with Andre and Rel between Paddy and Eoin. “They’re in for some trouble if they’re taking Lucia out for the night.” Rose laughs at Rel’s mumbled comment and nods her head in agreement, winking at Andre as he looks at her in confusion. Clearing her throat slightly, Rose explains to the group why her and Rel find it so amusing. “Lucia is known in our department for being a bit of a….rebel, shall we say?” “She’s certainly known for her pranks with you Rosie!” Giggling louder this time Rose replies, “what can I say, it’s fun pranking the stuffy boss we have to work under. Silly old sod never knows it’s us either!” Rolling his eyes at his sweetheart’s love of mischief, Andre tickles at her sides, grinning mischievously himself at her shriek of delight. Eoin looks between Rel and Rose with some thoughtfulness on his face, nodding at Paddy when he asks if he’s alright in a low voice. “Aye, love, just had an idea is all. Come on, back to the hotel.”
Ambling along behind the other three, Rose swings hers and Andre’s linked hands between them, humming under her breath and smiling at Andre as he twirls her around and then pulls her close enough to kiss. “Are you warm enough cherie?” Nodding her head, Rose pulls Andre’s jacket tighter around her and tiptoes up to kiss him again. “Oi! You pair! Come on!” Laughing as she pulls away from Andre, Rose grins and sticks her tongue out at Paddy for interrupting, but shuffles under Andre’s now outstretched arm and catches up to the other three. “Yeah, yeah shut up Paddy, we’re here now.” Eoin and Rel both poke Paddy when he goes to say something else so he shuts up and just pulls Rel closer to him, whispering something into her ear that sends her into a flurry of giggles. Raising an eyebrow at her friends giggles Rose steps closer and pokes Eoin to get his attention. “Guess you three won’t be staying in the lounge that long once we get back?” Eoin grins and shakes his head, “not quite lass. We’ll stay for a little bit, Rel said she’d like to dance some more with us once we got back. It’d be a shame for her to miss out on the fun if we dragged her off to our room straight away. Either way, I’ve gotta wait and stay up for Johnny to get back later, I need his help with a prank - but you didn’t hear that from me!” Rose smirks and mimes zipping her mouth shut, knowing that Eoin trusts her - and her close relationship with Andre - enough to ensure she won’t say a word to anyone even after the prank has been completed. Eoin laughs at Rose’s miming and turns back to his conversation with Rel and Paddy. Reaching the hotel lobby the group pause their laughing and joking to file into the lounge, with Eoin and Paddy beelining straight for the bar while Andre helps Rose and Rel to find seats for them all. “You taking my jacket off at all tonight, cherie?” Rose smirks and winks at Andre, “maybe, maybe not. You’ll find out when we get back to my room.” Gagging playfully at Rose and Andre’s flirting, Rel turns to watch Paddy and Eoin at the bar and flushes with surprise when she sees the both of them already watching her. Eoin winks once he realises Rel’s looking back at him and then turns back to the bar, continuing his conversation with Paddy while they wait for their drinks to be served. Rel blushes even harder as she watches Paddy now wink at her and lean up to say something in Eoin’s ear. Averting her eyes self-consciously, Rel tunes back into the conversation her friend is having, and nervously fiddles with the edge of her dress while she waits for her drink to arrive.
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“Ooh good, drinks are here!” Rose half stands from her seat to grab her drink from Eoin, a fruity concoction filled with liberal amounts of vodka, and sips at it before settling back in her seat and tucking her feet underneath her - cuddling into Andre’s side as she does so. Rel mumbles a “thank you” as Paddy gently passes her drink to her, brushing her fingers with his own as he does so, settling down next to her on the sofa she’s curled up on, placing a protective arm across the back of the seat as he relaxes into it. Eoin grins across at them both from his seat next to them, before being distracted by Rose calling his name. “So, Eoin…..Eoin!” “Yes Rose?” “This prank of yours…..you wouldn’t happen to fancy spilling the beans on it? I’m very curious to know what you and Johnny boy are cooking up.” Eoin glances across to Rel, who nods as if to say ‘you can trust her’, before turning back to Rose and beginning his explanation of his and Johnny’s latest prank idea. “W-wait,” Rose erupts into giggles again and pauses to catch her breath, “wait! You want to steal all of Jock’s clothes?” Eoin chuckles and nods, sipping the last of his drink as Rose sits back and thinks about the idea Eoin’s just laid on the table. “Ok. yeah this should be easy enough to do, if we do it right.” Giggling at Paddy and Eoin’s shocked faces, Rose leans forward to smirk and whisper to them, “Who do you think hid Johnny from Jock the last time he pranked him? I’m not quite as innocent as I look ya know.” Paddy smirks and nods, “yeah, I’m beginning to see that. So how do you plan to help Eoin pull this off?” Rose shares a smirk with Andre, downs the rest of her drink and stands up. “Come on, show me to Jock’s room and I’ll show you.” Rel hauls herself out of her seat as well and offers each of her hands to Eoin and Paddy respectively, “trust me, you don’t want to miss this!” Exiting the lounge, the five of them double check the hallway before setting their half baked plan into motion and beginning the joyous task of pranking Jock Lewes.
