Gareth, the 'Knight in Shining Armour' - Part One

After he finished work... and had a nice long sleep....
... Rhonda was all he could think about.

Luckily for him, he had a couple of days off, so without further ado, he hopped onto his scooter and made his way across town to where Rhonda lived with her family.

At the same time.....

.... a lonely figure stood at the front door of Rhonda's place, waiting to be invited in.




None other than notorious playboy, mooch and playboy..... (did I say playboy... twice?)
Yep definite playboy!

Don Lothario!!!




Hurry Gareth, get your skates on before it's too late. We don't want this guy to get his claws into your girlfriend now, do we?

That wasn't the only surprise Rhonda had in store for Gareth.

Firstly, her family home was HUGE.
She was filthy rich.

And she had a VERY dysfunctional family indeed.

The first person to greet Gareth, as he approached, was Ma Bagley....
... and.... well...



... let's just say, Gareth had to do a double take, the minute he clapped eyes on her.
She scowled at him and stalked off.

Say... is that a man... or a woman?
Not sure myself really.

Cos if it's a woman.... geez, she's butt-uglee!!

I know. But Gareth?

Yeah?

Better be on your best behaviour... right?

What's that supposed to mean?

Um, well.... she's ... er.... got 'company'.... MALE... company

Instantly, Gareth stormed in, in search of Rhonda, and found her.... in the sitting room ... with Don.


Well, needless to say.... Gareth stalked up to Rhonda and hugged her tightly. She looked so happy to see him.




By now, Don had vanished from sight, making a hasty retreat. Seeking refuge in the adjoining annexe. Maybe to sneak a 'quickie' with Rhonda perhaps? Who knows. All we know is that he ran for cover as soon as he heard Gareth outside.

After a few hugs and kisses and a cheeky comment from Rhonda about Gareth being quite a nice bit of 'Eye Candy', you could tell this was no infatuation at all. They really did revolve around each other.




However, a pang of guilt ripped through Rhonda as she felt she was being a very rude hostess, and decided to seek out Don to apologise. Gareth duly followed.... just in case.

He needn't have worried though, Don was only sharing a few jokes and stuff.

But still, Gareth had to take action. And once again.... staked his claim on Rhonda. Giving her - and him - their 'First Kiss'.




From the expression on Don's face however, it appears he was completely gutted at losing out in love.



You gotta feel sorry for the guy..... NOT.

Then Ma came marching in, interrupting everything. Muttering something only Don heard, and he looked mighty uncomfortable indeed.



Rhonda threw her a dirty look before glancing at Gareth, and seeing those 'puppy-dog' eyes he was making.... that truly melted her. (who wouldn't.... just look at him!!!!)



Apparently her kid brother had arrived home....
... and had a full blown panic attack.



Considering that he's in the Military, this doesn't bode well for this cowardly character.......

Rhonda apologised before leaving Gareth alone with Don, to deal with her brother and try to calm him down.

Don nervously introduced himself to Gareth, and they both discovered that they shared a common trait.... Commitment Issues.



Niiiiice.

What happened next.... was a complete and utter surprise.
Even for me....

... stay tuned for the concluding part of

Gareth - the 'Knight in Shining Armour'