All the way III: More of Life

When every one was unpacked and wearing muggle clothes, they deiced they would go out and have a look around town. It was sea side town and Eileen was eager to see the beach, though Hermione was sure she was looking at something quite different to sand and sea.

They were about to leave, when Lucius stopped them, "Wait!" He tapped each of them with his wand and explained to their suspicious looks, "Translation spell. We are in another country you know."

Hermione chuckled and Severus rolled his eyes. They left the house and walked down a short road to the town. Lucius had Annie on one arm and Eileen on the other. Hermione slipped her arm though Severus' and they followed quietly.

Annie and Eileen decided they were hungry and the five of them found a cafe that looked expensive. A man showed them to a table and told them that a waitress would be over soon to take their order. When he left, Eileen had wide eyes, "I can understand him! He had no accent or anything! Wow!"

Lucius flicked his hair, a smug look on his face that he did nothing to hide.

Hermione turned to her husband, he was looking out of a huge window to the beach, giving death glares to any male that looked remotely tanned or under seventy years old. She slipped her hand into his, entwining their fingers. He switched his attention to her immediately. Hermione smiled, making both of them oblivious to what was happening at the other side of the table.

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A woman sauntered over to the table wearing the smallest waitresses outfit imaginable, eyeing up Lucius. She placed a pad on the table in front of him, leaning over, showing nearly everything that was not already on display, and kicking out her hip like it had popped out of joint.

"What can I get you, sir?" She purred, as if there weren’t four other people at the table.

Immediately, Annie slipped her hand onto her husbands’ thigh, which was in full view of the woman that was now flicking her hair like she had nits.

Lucius was still searching over the menu, oblivious. When he looked up quickly, the tart puffed out her lips like a fish. Annie grabbed Lucius and kissed him hard. The waitress looked slightly put out, but she soon recovered and slipped her arm around Lucius shoulders. The blonde man was total bewildered and bemused.

"I can get you anything." The womans whisper was full of innuendo. Nobody could mistake her intentions.

Annie smirked as she played her ace. She slapped her left hand down on the table, her gold wedding ring shining in the sun light. The waitress stared at it for a moment, before snatching her arm away from Lucius like she was burned, grabbing her pad and walking away with the very little dignity she had left.

Eileen started to laugh, "Did you see her?" The black hair girl puffed out her lips, in a remarkably good imitation, and ran her hands over-zealously through her hair.

Annie joined in the laughter as another, older waitress with a kind face and a wedding ring of her own came over. Annie kicked Hermione under the table to get her and her husbands attention and they all ordered.

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A couple of hours later, they stepped out of the restaurant. Annie waved through the window to the fuming tart of a waitress and slipped her arm around her husband as they started up the road.

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Severus was surprised when Hermione suddenly stopped walking. Frowning, he looked down; her eyes were wide and her mouth was slightly open.

"What's wrong?" he asked, as they other three stopped behind them.

"B... B... B..." Hermione could only stutter.

"What's up?" Lucius asked.

"Mum?" Eileen tugged on Hermione arm urgently, "Mum?"

"B... B..."

"Is she ill?" Annie asked.

Severus turned her to him sharply, "Hermione!"

"B... B... Beckham..."

"What?" They all asked as one.

"David Beckham..." Hermione breathed, covering her mouth with both hands, before dropping them and fanning herself like she was burning up.

"What's that when it's at home?" Annie asked, frowning.

Hermione pulled them into the shadow of some trees and pointed to a couple surrounded by huge men in suits that were keeping back a man with a camera.

"That's David and Victoria Beckham." Hermione explained, "They're famous, and I mean really famous. She's a singer and he's a footballer."

"What's a foot-" Lucius started.

"Never mind!" Hermione waved her hand dismissively. She and Annie stood staring dreamily as the man and his wife came down the street towards them.

Lucius nudged Severus and jerked his head towards their wives, scowling. Severus nodded. They didn't like the way that man looked and the effect he had on their partners. The husbands steered their wives away, but Severus had to turn around and grab Eileen, as she, too, seemed to be under the mans spell.

The three females walked ahead, talking raptly about the celebrity.

"Don't know what's so special about him anyway." Lucius sniffed, tilting his chin up, "I mean football! According to Hermione, it's just a bunch of men kicking a ball, rolling around in the mud and fighting! Have you every heard of something so stupid?"

"Well, they are muggles," Severus smirked, "They have to make do without magic. But... I agree. What a stupid game."

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"I've never been one to have a crush on a celeb that I will never have, but I can make and exception for him." Hermione sighed.

"And I can see why." Annie agreed, "He was... Merlin, I can't even express what he was!"

"An idiot." Severus said snarkily as he passed them.

"A prat." Lucius said in the same tone as he too passed them. The three girls sniggered silently as the men strode up the road grumbling.