Tina bakes, Roddy sets the table, and they have leaf tea and use their china tea set, which had belonged to Roddy’s maternal grandmother. Even six months after Tina moved in there’s a sense of excitement, as though none of them can quite believe that they are here, like this: that, despite everyt...
I put on my black skirt and my white shirt and mascara and tights and heels, and I went to work. I said, “Welcome to Throckton,” and I smiled and I chatted a little bit, and I was all right. Ian hovered for the morning, and Emily took me to lunch, which I’m sure wasn’t as casual an arrangement as...