‘I wonder if he’ll go,’ Jessica mused. Sharon knew she was talking about Scott. There was no need for names. ‘I doubt it,’ she replied bluntly. ‘He’s suing us – he’ll feel that he isn’t welcome.’ ‘Maybe we should ring him, let him know we’d like him to come,’ Jessica suggested, sitting on the des...
Sarah stared out the window. Her first time on a plane, she should have been awestruck by the bulbous clouds skimming beneath the aircraft. Because I promised myself this. One summer away. Her final year at UCC was finished. It seemed like the perfect time to see some of the world. Leaving Kieran...
It begins well: Jarrod pores over the completed spreadsheet, determinedly searching every figure, formula and underlying assumption for errors that aren’t there to be found. The proposal is faultless. I’m my father’s daughter in that respect, a perfectionist. Finally, he grudgingly signs his name...
‘Why do you have to bring so much work home?’ he asked. ‘Because I don’t have enough time to do it during the day.’ ‘Hopefully you won’t be as busy when Robert gets here.’ ‘Hopefully.’ ‘It’s very strange, though. It doesn’t make sense for a VP to leave his post for six months.’ ‘It does seem a li...