“I’ll go make something to eat. shall I.” He winks. “I’ll tell you something for free, James. I’ll be happier when you’re out of bed if only because I’m missing your cooking.”
He leaves and after a minute or so the clatter and bang of pans and crockery and cutlery cuts through the evening, briefly followed the smash of something hitting a tiled floor and loud cursing. I chuckle to myself….
When he was single, I think he lived on take-outs and ready-packed salad….
Then my mood swings, turning serious and I gnaw endlessly on my thoughts
Suppose Klempner is lying….
…. As he almost certainly is….
How to keep you safe Jade…?
Without putting you in a prison….
... Even the kind where the bars are inside your own head….
They tried to murder Michael….
…. They almost succeeded with me….
….
….
If anything like this happens again….
If I died….
…. You'd only have Michael
You need more….
….
….
a powerful
You need
Richard….
Tighten that bond….
How?
come from you. You
you when you first
….
I was wrong….
of that day and my
Never again
Richard...
But how?
….
….
let's get
never
Ever.
*****
Three Years Ago
Barbara-Vivienne strolls
“I’ll be there.”
*****
is waiting for her with coffee and waffles for two at the table. As Charlotte
takes the coffee but doesn’t touch the waffles until Barbara pushes a fork into
it. I get that. Been there. Done that. Read the book. Seen the movie. Got the tee-shirt. Now eat. When you’re the City’s leading courtesan, you can buy me lunch
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