Actually gulped her wine would have been more like it. But if he could at least get her round to his way of thinking then at seventy quid a throw the bottle would have been worth it. This was an expensive and select restaurant and only Nick could have got the prime table here at such short notice. It was a place to be seen and he knew that would appeal to his wife. She loved being seen with him, and the fact he had brought her here would really please her. All her friends would hear about it and for poor Tams that was what was really important. He had to set her mind straight on what had happened to Gary. It was important to get her on board. Nick filled his wife’s glass once more. ‘Get that down you, Tams.’ She smiled, she was half-cut already. If it was any other man she was having lunch with she would be expecting them to put the hit on her in the next few minutes. But as it was Nick, she did not hold out much hope, though it had been known in the dim and distant past. She could always hope. ‘So who do you think did that to Gary then?’ He shrugged nonchalantly. ‘Fucked if I know, Tammy.’ She watched him closely.
