She decided she would wait and judge the mood. Dee seemed thoughtful as they drove through the sleeping city. ‘Everything all right at home?’ Josie asked gently. ‘Grand, and yourself?’ ‘Oh, Harry had a gig cancelled. He was very annoyed, and took to real rot-gut wine to get himself over it.’ ‘Liam got his cards too,’ Dee said quietly. ‘He what? His job’s gone?’ Josie knew already – because Harry had talked to Liam. What she didn’t know was how Dee remained so calm. ‘Yes, it’s going to mean a big change for all of us,’ Dee said carefully. Josie couldn’t understand Dee’s reaction at all. ‘You’re taking it very well, I’ll say that much for you,’ she said in the end. ‘What other way is there to take it? And talking about taking things, could you and Harry use some breakfast cereal, and some eggs and maybe a couple of packs of biscuits?’ ‘The ones you bought yesterday at the supermarket?’ This was getting odder by the moment, thought Josie.
