Since I’ve had nothing but interruptions all morning you might as well stay and eat one of those sandwiches. Then, when you’ve told me what you want, I’m kicking you out whether you have transport or not.’
‘What makes you think I want anything but your company?’
‘I can read minds, remember? I’ll fetch some plates. Would you like something to drink?’ she asked, manoeuvring her chair from behind the drawing board and heading for the kitchen.
‘Actually, you’ll find a bottle of perfectly chilled Sancerre on the kitchen table.’
‘Sancerre?’ She turned and gave him a stern look that suggested he was a piece of work.
He smiled back, acknowledging the fact, and said, ‘I’d offer to come and open it, but I’m far too comfortable.’
Oh, that was good. She had to bite her lip to stop herself from grinning. ‘You had no intention of leaving, did you?’
‘No, but then we both know that you weren’t really going to kick me out.’
‘My mistake was in ever letting you in.’
‘Once you answered the doorbell you had no choice.’ Perhaps realising that being smug wasn’t in his best interests, he quickly added, ‘You could never bring yourself to be that rude.’
‘I could,’ she assured him, ‘but I wouldn’t have been. I can do an excellent impression of Fran’s Greek live-in cook/housekeeper/nanny when I don’t want to be disturbed.’ And he surely disturbed her. ‘All mangled English and incomprehension. It works a treat on unwanted callers.’
She found the corkscrew, opened the bottle and, grabbing a couple of plates, rejoined her uninvited guest.
‘You’ll find glasses in the sideboard,’ she said. ‘If it’s not too much trouble.’ Then, as he unfolded himself from the sofa and opened the cupboard, ‘What flat?’
‘Flat?’ he asked, setting out the glasses and taking the wine from her.
‘Fran asked you if you’d settled into the flat.’
‘Oh, right. Guy offered me the use of his old place until I find something permanent.’
‘His old place?’ Guy didn’t have an ‘old place’. ‘Are you by any chance referring to his former home in a luxurious riverside penthouse?’
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