Chapter Twenty-Eight

Grandma Lily and the girls were the first one to get back to the apartment house. They joined the party that was already going on at the fifth-floor apartment.

Alice’s Father, ‘The King’ (As discussed earlier) was throwing a ‘Fight party’ for his personal friends who were the ‘Kings’ and ‘Queens’ from the other families. Not all the nobility was there only the ones the ‘King’ wanted.

The crowd was getting so large, Freddy had to have the ‘Soldiers Tavern’ start a block party from their location to the front of the apartment complex. They called in an additional one hundred Soldiers to handle the crowd. Freddy was busy getting the catering service switch from the Fights to the party. They moved the television equipment and the announcers to Alice and Robert’s place. Even the Band knocked on the door and were let in. The ‘Reporter’ and Sally were backing up Freddy, by ensuring that there was enough booze, food, and help on hand.

Uncle Joe and the boys got their families into a bus; the Soldiers took them to the Fifth Avenue Complex. A military vehicle took Robert, Alice and the Queen to their apartment. “The Queen teased Alice by telling her; she could sleep in her room tonight, so she doesn’t bother Robert.”

Robert said, “since I’m beaten up, and we can’t have sex any way you should stay with your mother.”

Alice got so mad she refused to talk to anyone.

The Queen said sorry honey, but I couldn’t help myself.

Alice said” it’s O. K Mom, you bitch.”

All three of them broke up into hysterics.

Alice tonight you will meet the high nobility, including some Kings and Queens from the other family

The first thing Alice did was to drag Robert into the bathroom, bedroom, pushed him onto the bed and ripped off the fighting trunks. She put them in a hamper. She would have thrown them out of a window but concluded the first pants should be worth a fortune.

Alice didn’t listen to his many complaints as she dragged him into the shower, turned on the cold water and left.

While Alice took a shower (Another bathroom), she had the two nutty maid’s clean-up, Robert, dress him, get him a beer and put him on the couch with my father.

While Alice was yelling for the maids to dry her hair and find her some clothes, they were holding up Robert so he could meet all the famous people at the gathering.

After a while, Robert told the two little nuts to help Alice, so they ran off all excited to tell her about the famous people they met.

After Alice appeared, she stopped the music and grabbed the mike. Ok everybody, let’s start again. Robert, the ‘Champion of the World,’ is a little beat after his Four Victories. So, if you guy wouldn’t mind getting in line again, I would like to meet you (She wanted to read their minds).

The line formed, and Ms. Smart were introduced the members of the inner circle.

Alice told Robert to nod his head and not to hurt anyone.

It thrilled everyone to meet Robert and Alice; they told them they would be happy to join Alice’s court. Ms. Smith accepted the many wedding invitations for Robert and Alice.

Alice was overwhelmed by the number of uncles, aunts’ sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews she had. Each one was beautiful, and they were sure excited in meeting Robert. Alice continued I love my nieces and nephews, and I refuse to have anything ever upsetting happen to them. They can come and live with me forever.

That statement made her the next Queen, and everybody in the room knew it.

Elizabeth walked into the party and over to Alice. Honey, you two did a tremendous job, Robert must be the most famous man in the World. Elizabeth said I voted no on that sex thing.

Freddy had to call the restaurant and the Prosciutto stores to feed the people at the two parties.

Grandma Lily was mad at the girls for showing the World their breasts and wearing such skimpy clothes. She later explains to them the Royal Court’s Standards.

The day exhausted Alice, it was showing when she said goodnight to the last guest. She could not find Robert. She was too tired to care.

Alice was soaking in a sudsy tub when he came in and took off his clothes.

Alice yelled ‘what is this a strip show?”

He turned the lights to low and the music too hot. Robert gave Alice a glass of champagne and a look as he got into the tub behind her. He settled in with his legs wrapped around her.

Robert kissed her neck.

Alice said if you want to be busy you can wash my back and smacked him with a wet wash rag.

Robert tightened his legs around her and washed her back.

Now you want to play, said Alice. I have been trying to spend time with you all night, but you sat on that sofa talking with your gangster friends and Uncle Carmine. Then you disappeared.

Robert said, your Mother took me and ‘The King’ over to the Soldier’s Bar to see my father and a few Soldier’s, Generals. The men told me you were the whole show, Alice. They also loved Gloria and the girl’s tits trick.

Uncle Carmine didn’t make it to his apartment; he is sleeping on the couch.

Dear, we must buy new cars for everyone.

Don’t dear me you bum.

I spent the entire night pulling my Mother skirt down; she played the sexy barmaid.

Robert asked, did you talk to your Mother?

Yes, we had a wonderful time. We giggled all night about our screwball friends. She showed me pictures of my brothers and sisters also, the Summer Palace, our bedroom, the children’s room and my horse which is the most beautiful creature in the World. My oldest sister was riding it.

Alice said I would have to ask her about that. My Mom said the entire family and the members of the Court couldn’t wait to meet us. Also, we will have to attend all the Summer ending Balls, the different families have. Our Wedding will happen just before Christmas. They are having their Castle redone for the upcoming event.

Did my father talk to you about us, Robert?

Yes, He said it was comical the way you stop by at least a hundred times to make sure I was OK. He also said you, and I are becoming Gods to the nephews and nieces. Also, I should get a check-up. Even Uncle Joe wants me to go to the hospital.

Alice said stand up Robert.

Robert said no.

Alice jumped out of the tub, put on a robe and dragged him out of the bathtub.

Before he could say anything, he heard, Robert, I am a Doctor remember. Alice X-rayed him. She said you have a few broken bones. She punched him in the chest, and he moaned. Your body is swollen from the blows you have absorbed. It will take time for it to repair itself. You also, may have an infection? That would explain your high temperature. Alice said I would have the Soldiers and their nurses check the dead bodies for poisons.

To relieve the trauma in your body, you must get in bed and not move. I will wrap your legs, and Alice yelled ‘Nit,’ and ‘Wit’ get in here.

They came running.

Alice told them not to listen to Robert, watch him until she came back. She calls in a few prescriptions instructed the Soldiers to bring them over as soon as they were ready.

She got the white tape, pain pills, numbing medication, pajamas and some of Elizabeth’s alleged magic healing cream from their medical supplies.

When Alice returned, she told the maids to hold him up. She put his pajama bottoms on taped his feet made him take the pills and lay him down on the bed.

Alice gave them Elizabeth’s lotion and the numbing cream with instructions to rub the medications on his body.

She then ran to finish bathing, and as she was drying her hair, she checked on Lily Kemble and Buster Brown Shoes, who were sleeping in their beds by the front doors, said goodnight to the Soldier on duty.

The girls had finished putting on the medications on the now sleeping Robert.

When Alice came in with the cold cream on her face, the girls screamed.

Alice said, hilarious.

All three of them put Robert under the covers.

Alice said goodnight to them, with a kiss, and they both ran out.

Alice dropped her nightgown next to the bed, turned the lights off and got under the blankets with Robert. She couldn’t sleep she didn’t know what came over her, but she kissed his face and moved down to his neck, then his chest, and down.

Alice was so hot; she thought she had a fever.

A pair of large hands pulled her face up to where she got kissed a lot.

Then a voice said, honey, your body is burning up.

Alice said am I sick?

No, my dear Robert started the same thing by kissing her face, her neck and then her breasts.

She got a little impatient and pushed his head down.

Alice finished the day by “whispering boy if I had a nickel for every time that happened.”

Alice was getting like a grandma, first one up. She moved fast, threw her hair up. Put on some underwear, a light Summer dress. A little lipstick and she was off.

Alice turned off the TV, dragged the girl’s out of bed and told them to take care of Robert. He is not to get out bed, she said, feed him and keep him clean. If he asks, tell him I died.”

“Sally”, she yelled outside their bedroom, I am going to Grandma’s downstairs for breakfast I will set plates for you and the ‘Reporter.’

During breakfast, Alice said “Robert and I need a vacation. We want to go to a place where we could be alone. But they scheduled us to start Military Training as soon as Robert is strong enough to travel.”

He supposed to stay in bed, but now he is roaming around looking for me.

Robert came in and said “good morning to all. He found Alice hiding behind Grandma, picked her up and kissed her. He nodded to the applause of the people at the table for his success, at the Fights.”

“Alice did most of the work,” said, Robert. But, everyone in both of our families worked last night and will get a percentage. I want to take this time to introduce the ‘Reporter’ and Sally to the people who don’t know them. These guys have joined our family. They will get a percentage.”

Gloria poured, the Cognac, and everyone drank to Robert and Alice.

My Mother,” Elizabeth told me that ten couples would be getting married along with us: five siblings, two Princesses and three of our relatives.”

Also, they want us to drive to ‘Fort Barlow’ through the Soldier’s Valley.

Alice jumped in, “Robert, your parents, want us to introduce ourselves to the people living there and see what happens. Find out their problems and get a good feeling of the place, this is the lands our families’ will oversee.”

We have many enemies in the eleven families. Some families haven’t spoken to us for fifty years. Our only defense is 500,000 Soldiers. We don’t know if the other families have any second-chance people.

“Alice said, the military needs our mind-reading abilities, and we will want to assist them in all their ventures. Right now, I am cleaning out the spies and thieves at the Military Complex.”