Acte Two -A Chocolate Trét

A Series of Unfortunate Events

 

Acte Two

 

A Chocolate Trét

 

The taller thief froze some sixth sense brought on by the many parties such as this attended by her, which had given her a sort of intuition about people and their curious behavior.

 

A figure, alone, swearing a swishing gown was directly approaching the taller thief.

 

The unseen stranger came up and placed a hand upon the taller thief’s sleek waist.

A warm figure slips up against her, and a body hot with lust is felt as a voice whispers….

“I thought you may have been eyeing me up in there. And here you are waiting. Did you like what you saw, sweetie?”

 

Even though she was far more used to males being the ones to boldly come on to her, the taller thief did not miss a beat. She leans back up against what she now realizes is the lady in blue satin and deliciously sparkly diamonds and sapphires. She had, without trying, managed to hook a wealthy one, and possibly a gullible twit by nature.

 

The taller thief played her prey, as a spider attracted an innocent jewel-coloured fly.

 

The taller thief turned and faced the lady whose heavily blue/violet mascara-lined eyes were wide with interest. The thief runs her hands along the scintillating slickly gown-covered sides of the lady in blue.

 

The wealthy young twit lady answered by brazenly running a hand along the thief’s tight-covered hinny

 

As the pair draw dangerously close,

The female thief placed her hand onto the sensuous feeling, pricey satin-covered waistline of the sapphire burdened lady, the thief’s long fingers dropping quickly down and also groped the lady’s round firm butt, nicely outlined by the tight-fitting blue satin gown she wore. The thief smiled, answering truthfully…

“I so ever did like, that’s a perfectly lovely dress you’re wearing. It looks very….provocative if I may say.”

 

The lady smiled, eyes half closing as the thief ran her fingers up her prey’s slick backside.

“My name is Cadie. What’s yours beautiful?”

 

The thief stroked her fingers back up the luscious blue gown, eying the captivating earrings glitting down from her earlobes, as she gave her the name she had given herself for the evening.

“My name is Rose darling one…”

 

Looking around, Cadie wrapped an arm along “Rose’s” waist pulling her close.

“Oh I love roses, what a pretty name.”

 

The thief smiled, her eyes wide with rapture over her thoughts.

 

“So do I ( and they have prickling catching Thorne don't they)the thief thought eyeing up the truly magnificent sapphires rippling fervently around the alluringly delicious lady's throat.

 

“Rose” ventured on

“They have very pretty roses in the gardens. Have you seen them?”

 

Cadie excitedly nodded, sending her earrings into a sparkling frenzy.

“They are beautiful.”

 

“Rose” tightened her web.

Yes, they are, and even prettier ones bathed in moonlight by the boat house.

 

I saw the boathouse from the gardens. but I did not go there. Seemed isolated and creepy. Sounds lovely enough though., of course one is with someone else…”

 

The door behind them opened and both lady’s hands went to their sides.

 

 

“Rose” looked around and leaned into the lady, murmuring with a conspiracist-type whisper

With two of us, it would be less creepy. More enchanting even. Perhaps we can meet there, later Cadie, if you can get away alone?”

 

Cadie looked thoughtful, as the thief called “Rose” had her eyes locked with a lusty gaze into Cadie’s own.

“I can, er will, certainly try.”

 

The grandfather clocked chimed eleven

 

“Rose” suggests…

Say after midnight? I need time to lose my friend.

 

Cadie looked apprehensive…

“Friend ?”

 

“Rose” reassured Cadie by tickling into the girl’s side.

“My cousin luv, it shouldn’t be hard. But I suggest we not be seen leaving together, a tryst should be done unnoticed. Don’t you agree my dear?”

 

Cadie blushed, then nodded and winked, leaving.

 

“Rose” watched with a broad smile as Cadie made her way down the stairs. Saying to the departing wealthy lady with the shimmering jewels.

“Definitely unnoticed…”

 

“Rose left after seeing Cadie move off. She located Emilee sitting next to a gent at the bar.

 

^^^^^^

 

Meanwhile, at the bar Emily was in a very animated conversation with a blonde-haired young gent named Gary, looking very handsome in a fitted suit. His hand was caressing her satin skirt-covered leg while telling her a story about his horses running a race. A heavy silver Rolex hung outlined on his tanned wrist, gleamed with an expensive call.

 

 

As Gary finished Emily placed a hand on his suit jacket.

“How exciting monsieur, your horses must be very quick to win so many races.

 

He chuckled, lifting his head to take a drink from his pint.

 

As he did do, Emily dipped her long fingers inside his jacket and smoothly extracted his fat billfold.

 

It was then a hand was placed on her shoulder. Emilee turned with an innocent look planted on her face, relieved inside to find her partner standing there.

 

“Rose” cheerfully greeted Emilee

“Hello, my cousin. Pardon the interruption, but could you please meet with me out on the balcony?”

 

Emily patted the gentleman on his shoulder.

“Pardon Mon chérie I find myself being called away. Later for that second dance please.”

 

The blonde-haired gentleman gave “Rose” a once over and grinned at Emilee

“Certainly cutie, see you in a bit then.”

 

Emilee got up and followed her partner. Glancing back she saw that her blonde gentleman friend had already found a new female conquest.

 

The two ladies went out on the balcony and found an isolated shadowy corner.

 

There were no tables and chairs on the balcony, so not many stayed there long. Soon the pair of thieves found themselves alone.

 

Emilee turned to her friend, her eyes with a questioning look. For she had wanted a go at that silver Rolex.

 

“Rose” happily squeezed her arm.

“I met a twit.”

 

Emilee asked curiously…

“A twit, luv? “

 

“Rose” glanced back at the ballroom as she answered…

“Yes, a twit, wearing the most beautiful diamonds and sapphires.”

 

Emily squealed with a happy pounce…

“Oooh delicious, That’s the best kind.”

 

“Rose” huddled close and explained what had happened, with Emilee hungrily listening to every word. A plan was then hatched, centered around the hapless Cadie and relieving her of the valuables and jewels she was wearing.

 

Now as they talked amongst themselves “Rose” kept watch around them to make sure they were not attracting anyone’s attention. They weren’t.

 

Emilee was titillated, excitedly asking a question.

“Ma chérie, do you think it is early to go there now?”

 

“Rose”, her eyes still looking around began to answer, then stumbled over her words, placing a startled hand to her throat.

“I…I….”

 

“Rose” had now froze for someone had attracted her attention. She looked at Emilee and whispered.

“Look carefully over my shoulder, do you see what I spy with my devious little eye?”

 

Both were watching a young lass of about 17 making her solitary way across the balcony.

 

She is breathtakingly elegant.

 

Attired in a far too wickedly lovely long satin dress of a rich hue of chocolate brown, the dress was embroidered with flickering rhinestones. Long chocolate brown satin gloves graced her hands up to her elbows. The shiny gown flows down along the girl's delightful well-endowed figure. And adorning that well-pointed figure is a rather healthy, (or could that possibly be said to be an unhealthy this evening ?) display of flickering diamonds that are undeniably, and quite expensively, real.

 

Emilee whispered with a happy smirk…

“How had neither of us spotted this one yet? “

 

The young lady’s happy smile was captivating and the jewels she wore were the perfect lure for a couple of thieves eager to land a coup de gras

 

The dazzling jewels the newcomer wore consisted of a very stunning silver necklace set with far too sparkly diamonds that cascaded down from her throat and dripped down the front of her chocolate satin dress. Her long silky hair was down held in place from her face by a pair of thin long diamond-encrusted silver fern leaf-shaped clips. Long silver earrings swung down freely in and out of her earlobes, both set with streams of cascading flickering diamonds. She was wearing elegant chocolate satin gloves to her elbows. Around her wrists sparkle twin wide diamond bracelets. From her fingers on her right hand sparkled a pair of diamond and citrine gemmed cocktail rings. Wrapped around her gown’s waistline was a ribbed brown satin sash, in the centre dangled a long diamond broach, diamonds forming a kite shape, with silver strings of diamonds dangling down from the slanted sides to the bottom point.

 

The girl was swishing towards the railing overlooking the gardens. She failed to notice the pair of female thieves watching her with sinister intent from the shadowy corner that hid them.

 

As they pair watched, Emily commented in a low murmur out of the side of her mouth.

“My what jewels that pretty thing is wearing. Be a pity if she met up with the wrong person.”

 

“Rose” answered her…

“Well, I do think it’s a pity how those far-to-brite jewels are detracting from how darling she looks in that luxurious satin dress.

 

As they watched the pretty thing, the girl meandered with whimsical elegance to the steps and going down, was soon lost to view.

 

Emily turned to “Rose” and said miserably…

“I would think with a sapphire twit in hand, our minds should only be there. So sad, no more lifting to be done tonight.

 

“Rose” turned with a sombre face and looked down into her partner’s sadly eager eyes…. Then she smiled with a wickedly endeared look at Emilee.

“A present given to one needs to be unwrapped…

You know, she is the spitting image of my niece Cecelia, who is not wearing jewels, don’t you think? I should go and tell her. And as I do, you should come up and also mistake her for Cecilia whom I’m talking with. Then we can help the poor lass to look much more like her? “

 

Emilee winks at her companion, giggling.

“She is the spitting image of Cecilia. That’s a lovely name for a niece that doesn’t exist. don’t you think? And so convenient that our “mistaken double” is allowed to be out wearing her good jewellery this fine evening while "safe" at home. “

 

 

The balcony is still deserted as the two hunting thieves quickly make for the stairs.

 

Reaching them they head down.

 

The prey in shimmering chocolate satin, is just moving off the last step. Her diamonds twinkled seductively along her figure as she meandered into the gardens.

 

Once they reach the bottom the two thieves nod to each other, splitting up.

 

“Rose” begins tracking the victim, her figure trembling with increasing excitement as her victim walks further along in the deserted gardens.

 

The girl spied a rabbit sitting still underneath a bench. She freezes in step as she watched the cute soft furry thing eating grass.

 

“Rose” spies Emilee by a fountain a ways off to the opposite side. The taller thief puts a finger to the side of her nose and nods in the unwary girl's direction.

 

“Rose” sneaks up behind the still unwary girl.. keeping her eyes on the satin sash wrapped around the victim's svelte waistline and tied with a neat little bow behind. The glittering, now unseen diamond broach attached to the front of the satin sash is her objective.

 

“Rose” reached the girl so focused on watching the hare, that she is unaware of being approached.

 

“Rose” speaks to the girl as she wraps her arms around her incredibly soft waist pulling her back in a hug at the same time, her fingers easily following the path of the satin sach to the valuable diamond broach.

 

“Cecelia, fancy meeting you out here.”

 

The rabbit scampered off as “Rose” spoke. She felt the girl jump in her arms, and her fingers used this to easily unclasp the startled wealthy young lady’s glittering broach.

 

The girl protested apologetically to the lady who held her from behind, her mind so befuddled it never occurred to her until much later when it was pointed out to her that there was no girl there who had been wearing a similar gown as hers. So it had all been a ruse by the pair to get her jewellry, so she was informed.

 

“My names not Cecilia miss, sorry.”

 

Holding the lifted broach clasped in her fist, “Rose” turned the girl around and stared into her victim's wide-open eyes.

 

“Rose” now apologizes. Placing a hand to her mouth, while her other goes behind her back, secreting the broach inside a hidden pocket.

“Oh. I’m ever so sorry, I thought you were my niece. How embarrassing. “

 

“Rose” then reached over and stroked the young lady’s sensuous brown chocolate satin gown, taking close inventory of the unwary young lady’s remaining jewellery as she continued with an easy truthful praise in her syrupy voice.

 

“Please forgive me my blunder, darling one, but my you are wearing the prettiest dress I’ve ever seen!”

 

The girl blushed, lowering her head, long diamond earrings falling out from her hair in twin cascading sparkles of flickering delight.

 

From the girl's flank, Emilee now approached.

 

Silently reaching the extraordinarily well-dressed young lady unseen from behind she takes hold of the girl’s arms pinning her in place, startling her.

 

From the young lady’s shiny backside, Emilee asks “Rose”…

. Is this your niece then? Hello Cecilia, let’s have a look at you.”

 

Emily turns the protesting girl to face her.

“I’m not her niece Cecilia!? My name is Lilly Abbotte miss, sorry. “

 

It’s now Emilee’s turn to study the girl under the pretense of making sure she is not Cecelia, taking in the girl's remaining valuables.

 

From behind her, “Rose” is tugging on her earlobe as she says to Emily from behind their victim, as she places her hands on either side of Heather’s sleekly covered sides, tickling the unsuspecting girl under her arms.

“But doesn’t Heather look exactly like Cecile, luv? Especially if her hair was up? Don’t you think?”

 

Emily lifted her hands to the now giggling girl's silky long red hair, lifting it and piling it up as “Rose” placed her hands on Lilly’s shoulders, relishing in the feel of expensive chocolate brown satin.

 

Emilee, looking into Heather's smiling

eyes, clasping her fingers upon the hapless young girl’s ears, squeals.

“Oh my, you are absolutely correct, Lilly you are as adorable as Cecilia.”

 

Meanwhile, from behind the high neckline of the girl’s scintillating gown, “Rose’s” fingers tingled as her fingers undid the now exposed clasp of the diamond necklace young Lilly was wearing. The flashy necklace loaded with precious diamonds was easily whisked from around her throat.

 

Emily winks, letting down the lass’s hair.

 

Without looking “Rose” knew Lilly was no longer wearing those long sparkling diamond earrings that had been playing peekaboo and out of her let-down red sheer mane of hair.

 

Emily complimented Lilly on her lovely satin dress as “Rose” let fingers stroke along her gown. Lilly turns her head to look back at “Rose” as Emily seizes hold of the victim’s hands turning her attention away from her, as she suddenly gasps

“Oh, mon Dieu, snake in the grass.”

Lilly jumps, looking down at her feet.

 

“Rose” grasps Lilly to her too, holding onto the girl's hand as all three are looking down at the grass around their feet. Emily at the same time uses her subterfuge to whisk off one of Lilly’s fancy heavily jeweled bracelets from the wrist of the startled girl's satin glove.

 

At the same time, “Rosé” is still holding Lilly’s gloved hand and gently caressing her fingers to comfort her, as she manages to rub off her two rings while the fruitless search is taking place.

 

Emily sighs…

“That was close. Méchante small and quick things, snakes.”

 

Buying into our ploy The girl gives us both hugs.

 

Rose is standing behind Emilee, who as Lilly hugs the French thief, her hands around Emilee’s waist , works off the unwary girl’s remaining diamond bracelet.

 

The pair then say adieu and move off.

 

Happily, Lilly then walks off, heading back to the manor house.

 

 

Emily sighs happily as they both watch her walk away.

“Definitely an improvement on her looks.”

 

“Rose nods in agreement.

“Though we left her with those lovely diamond hair clips. Pity we didn’t get them. And the sumptuous gown, I would have loved to just peel that off her “

 

Emilee just sighs.

 

As both thieves watch the swishing gowned Lilly reach the bottom of the stairs. Emilee, with a hand to her heart, turns to her partner.

“Ma chérie, I have thoughts, but they may be too daring, no?”

 

“Rose”, still watching Lilly, answers.

“You have wonderful thoughts my friend, what are they?”

 

Emilee looks up at her partner.

“When you meet your lushly sapphire-laden twit, would it not be delicious if you were wearing the necklace of Lilly’s, or is that too daring my friend?

 

“Rose” turns her head to look down into to bright dark gaze of the little French thief and solemnly says…

“Far too daring my little one.

“Rose’s” face then lights up with a wicked smile.

“So all the more reason to do so!”

 

They walk off into a corner of shrubs, a mostly hidden view allows them to watch the balcony and stairs.

 

“Rose” takes out from her hidden pockets all of her takings and hands them to Emilee. Keeping Lilly’s fancy diamond necklace, she placed it around her throat, where it lay down with dazzled magnificence along the front of her shiny dress. The diamonds dripped down to just above her breasts, tightly outlined by her party dress. Fleshy and full, “Rose’s” raised nipples and breasts now stood out with an even more provocative statement.

 

Emilee sighs with eager anticipation as she fondles the diamonds of the necklace her partner is wearing. She pulls out the stolen watch and looks at its face.

“It is now almost minuit , time now for me to go and prepare the ‘piégeage’, no!”

 

“Rose looked up from the necklace and glanced over towards the still-deserted balcony.

“Yes my dear one, time to set up the ‘entrapment’.”

 

To be continued.

Done