She knew instinctively that this was the invasion coming. It had to be. So how could he have gone without saying goodbye? When she might never see him again. ‘Why didn’t you stop him?’ she said angrily as she turned on the tap to wash her dirty hands. The excuse sounded feeble even to Bob’s ears. ‘He was in a rush.’ ‘Rush?’ she said, scrubbing hard to subdue her anxiety. ‘What d’you mean rush? He’s never in a rush. Not our Steve. He has everything planned down to the last little detail. Always. He could’ve nipped in and seen me on his way to the station. That I do know. It wouldn’t’ve taken him more than a minute.’ Then she noticed the straw hat and the shopping basket standing beside the dresser and was suddenly and bitterly jealous. ‘I suppose she was with him. That’s what it was.’ ‘Well ’course she was,’ Bob said. ‘She’s his wife. And while we’re on the subject, I’ve said she can stay here till they know where he’s been posted.’ Heather’s frown deepened.
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