The Magic Cottage
“My eyes opened with none of their usual reluctance and I twisted my head towards Midge to find her wide awake and smiling happily. She was peering over me at the window beyond, the source of the tapping.Turning my head the other way to follow her gaze, I spotted the culprits. Three or four birds were perched on the window ledge and they were pecking at the glass as though indignant that we were still in bed.‘Oh Christ,’ I moaned. ‘Did you put in an alarm call?’‘No, they took it on themselves to... get us up.’‘What time is it?’‘Just after six-thirty.’‘I don’t believe it. You think they’re a permanent feature?’‘Likely as not. It’s lovely, isn’t it?’I pulled the pillow over my head, although in truth I was wide awake. ‘Quiet would be lovelier.’‘All part of country living, Michael. It certainly beats the sound of rush-hour traffic and pneumatic drills.’‘Only just.’She whipped back the covers and crawled across me to reach the window. I rolled over into the warm space she had left behind.‘Say hello from me,’ I told her, pulling the sheets up around my chin.She stooped close to the window and I relished the sight of her naked little rear.MoreLess
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