~~~Some months before the lunch at Arabesque~~~<br/><br/>Alison sighed and stretched as she woke and got out of bed. Philip had headed off for a ten day business trip to... , Alison couldn't remember where it was that her husband was visiting, not that it really mattered as she knew what was really happening. A ten day business trip for Philip meant 5 days working and the other 5 days screwing whoever it was he'd taken with him, normally this wouldn't have bothered Alison in the slightest but this time it irked her a little as her list of boy toys was rather thin at the moment. For some reason they were either all on holiday or had fallen in love with the girl of their dreams and were now being faithful, it was a terrible state of affairs or in Alison's case lack of affairs.<br/><br/>As Alison shed her PJ's and walked into the wet room she thought about giving the pulse setting on the shower a damn good working out for a second and then remembered it was Tuesday. Not just Tuesday but the second Tuesday of the month which meant that the gardeners would be visiting today. While Tom wasn't remotely her type, he seemed to have an almost endless supply of young employees so who knows she might get lucky and find something to watch. After finishing her shower Alison walked naked over to her wardrobe and peered inside trying to decide on the right look, on the off chance Tom's helper was at least semi-attractive she didn't want to appear overly formal but she also didn't want to look like a member of staff. She eventually settle of a pair of designer blue jeans that fitted her perfectly along with a pair of shiny black boots with a small heel, she finished the ensemble off with an olive green sweater flecked with gold that was just thin enough allow some a glimpse of her black underwear in the right light.<br/><br/>Alison made herself busy around the house, turning down some truly awful charity events and then forwarding on the details of several people who'd annoyed her recently to the organizers. There was also the matter of the household finances as whenever Philip took his long business trips Alison thought it was only fair to transfer a little extra out of his accounts into her rainy day fund. The movement of funds was interupted by the sound of Tom's wagon pulling up in the drive way, Alison didn't want to rush but she also didn't want to miss her opportunity to see who Tony had with him. Peering out of the window she caught sight of some movement around the back of the truck, it was definitely someone Alison hadn't seen before and as the new employee came into view<strong>"Well, hello handsome."</strong>she said to no-one in particular.