We had woken up early and starving, and headed up to the slopes again for another bacon sandwich and a few more runs down the mountain. Then, at lunchtime, we regretfully agreed it was time to pack up and head home. ‘That was wonderful,’ I sighed as we got into the car. ‘I wish we didn’t have to ...
So early, she was still in her dressing gown, pottering around the room, with her white hair in a cloud around her head. ‘Amy, dear God,’ she said, as I rattled the handle impatiently, waiting for her to let me in. ‘What on earth are you doing here so early on a Sunday morning?’ ‘I need to speak ...
‘It’s not perfect at all.’ ‘It’s all yours,’ I said. ‘It’s just me and my dad at home, but he’s… well, we stay out of each other’s way most of the time.’ ‘Fair enough,’ Suze said, with a nod that suggested she knew what I was talking about. She sat down on the floor next to the bed. Not wanting t...
Jamie would be twenty-eight now, too. I wondered what he’d be like. Very grown up I imagined. He was a doctor now. I couldn’t even imagine it. Chloé – who’d gone to Edinburgh University with him – had a few mutual friends, so she’d filled me in on a few snippets of information about him every now...
And I had to sort my mobile number out, too, I remembered with a grimace. I wandered out to reception, found Xander and got my phone back. He’d deleted all the sleazy messages. Then I pulled on my coat, put up my umbrella and braved the rain again. The street was deserted, but for a few cars swis...
She was followed by Wilf, then her two assistants, who she was barking orders at over her shoulder, her blonde hair swishing madly. ‘Get Lorraine on the phone,’ she was saying. ‘She’ll bloody love this.’ Her face softened as she saw June, still on the floor but now with a cushion under her head, ...