‘You know I’m so excited,’ Nancy announced. ‘About what?’ ‘Sally, you know fine that Luke’s taking me today to that denture technician in Musselburgh to get a new set of gnashers fitted.’ ‘And you know fine well how I feel about it. Another week of letting your face heal up before subjecting it to breaking in new teeth would make all the difference.’ ‘Luke says he’s going to have the man make up the teeth exactly like his.’ Nancy sighed. ‘Imagine it. Me with a smile as bonny as his.’ ‘Nancy, the teeth Luke is sporting now are not the false teeth he left here with when he went to Hong Kong.’ Sally stopped. Her eyes flashed to the ceiling. ‘Sure the dentures he left with were so big they made him look like the ass that he is.’ ‘Are you saying the ones he has now were made in Hong Kong?’ ‘Yes, Nancy, I am. You see the original set got kicked out and lost in a brawl. So Luke being Luke demanded that the Colonial Police Service stump up for the new ones – and of course nothing but the very latest in technology was good enough for him.’ ‘So what are you trying to say?’ ‘Just don’t expect your ones to be as natural looking as his.’ ‘Know something, Sally; I think you’re jealous that he’s willing to shell out for private ones for me.’ ‘Jealous!
What do You think about When Sorry Is Not Enough (2014)?
