When I carried it back in and handed it to her’ she had brought herself under control a bit and accepted with the glimmer of a smile. Looking a little puzzled at this unexpected change to her routine, her face then broke into a smile, “Oh GREAT … just give me a minute to change, and I’ll come round … if that’s ok?”
“Yeah sure … if you like” I smiled back. I’ve gone to my Mothers for a few days … the girls seem to listen to both of you better than me – you’ll all just have to cope without me” And with that she dashed back out of the house, leapt straight into her sporty little Red coupe, and wheel-span off up the road!
‘Fucking Hell … it’s midday … Andy won’t be home ‘til this evening if he’s not there now’ But then it occurred to me that their two daughters would be home from school long before Andy got back….
