Escape From Abu Dhabi : Part One !

Debbi and Harry were sitting in first class on their flight back to London, with the press hordes who had descended on Abu Dhabi safely out of the way in economy. Debbi was glad of her sunglasses and now realised why they were such a popular accessory with celebs. She had not been able to fully relax until the wheels of their airbus had left the tarmac of the Arab state and Harry was now letting her speak about her ordeal in her own time.

"It was really scary" Debbi admitted. "When I was first arrested there wasn't anybody who spoke proper English, just a few words. They paraded me through the hotel in handcuffs, bundled me into a car and off to the police station. I had none of my stuff, just the bikini I was wearing." Harry was sympathetic. "Then they took my bikini, for evidence they said. I was stuck there naked until they gave me a burka to wear !" Debbi took a sip from her gin and tonic. "The most frustrating thing was that none of it was my fault. It was that idiot Joey whatever he calls himself and he wasn't even arrested" she continued in annoyance. "Yeah, how did he manage that ?" Harry wondered. "He did a runner when he had my bikini bottoms down over my thighs and then saw them coming" Debbi explained. "They said later they couldn't identify whose fingers they were from the closed circuit TV."

"They accused you of prancing around the pool topless" Harry reminded her. "It was only a split second after that prat poured ice water on my back" Debbi protested. "It must have been that split second when the paps snapped the photo that was in the Sun" said Harry. "Did they ?" Debbi hadn't seen the English papers yet. "I think I would have got away with it if it was only that" Debbi said ruefully. "They accused you of masturbating in public" Harry reminded her. "I was asleep" Debbi protested. "That moron had worked my pants down and started to diddle me !" she explained. "Joey told the press you were gagging for it" Harry informed her. Debbi was outraged. "Bah ! As if !" she snapped scornfully. "Don't worry. I've arranged an exclusive for The Morning Show when we get back and you can give your side of the story" Harry assured her.

"Anyway, they eventually found this guy who had good English but that only made it more scary. He said I was facing a flogging and four years in prison" Debbi went on. "They do have strict laws" agreed Harry. "Tell me about it" Debbi was getting into the flow. "But they called the ambassador ?" Harry prompted her. "Fat lot of good he was" Debbi snorted. "He couldn't seem to conceive of the fact that women actually masturbated and certainly not English women !" she fumed. "And certainly not in public" Harry mused. "I told you, that wasn't my fault. Whatever, this ambassador just seemed to look on me as some sort of nuisance that he hoped would go away" Debbi sighed.

"Then you got lucky ?" Harry said. "I'll say. If it hadn't all coincided with this trade mission led by the Prime Minister and the Duke, I'd probably still be behind bars !" she admitted. "So how was it actually all resolved ?" Harry asked.