Richard joins me in the kitchen, peering over my work surface and hob, where onions and mince sizzle with the spices. “What are we having?”
“Chilli con Carne.”
“Sounds good. Want some help?”
“No, I’m fine. I enjoy cooking.”
“I’ll rephrase that. Do you mind if I join you? It’s getting a little heated in there.”
“Join me by all means.” I nod across to the bottle. “Help yourself to a drink. Problem?”
Richard examines the label, Hmmms, then pours himself a glass of wine. “Um, not a problem exactly. But I think when Michael accepted my investment in his spa hotel, he thought I’d be a sleeping partner.”
“And…?”
“If you recall, I had the investment made in Elizabeth’s name, and she definitely wants to have an input.”
I pause from chopping chillies as the humour creeps over me.
Of course, he’s used to running everything himself….
invested in Michael’s business,
Beth wants
rubbing at the side of my nose, then immediately regret
Ahhh… Shit!
Chillies….
watering, I dab at my face, trying to rub away
“Sure you don’t
I’m all
the rest of the wine, then clap the
Michael’s bearing
*****
voice, sitting over a table-top of rosters and timetables, “We’ve never done anything like that
doing it now?” The normally placid
she’s a sub, is
turns for support. “What do you think,
gives you a really good workout. And at the end
“It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing your friends
“You might be surprised. Most women would like to be able to at least have a shot at protecting
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