he asks. ‘Did the shoot goOK?’
My resolve is flimsy. That iota of concern breaks it. ‘No,’ I tell him. ‘Not exactly.’
‘What went wrong?’
He steps forward, into the studio, and my feet move me out of his way. ‘What didn’t?’
He closes the door behind him. ‘Would you like to talk about it?’
‘Maybe.’ It feels strange talking to him about it, but I’ve got to talk to someone. And I can’t exactly talk to Amber right now. ‘That couple that arrived earlier?’
He nods. ‘Looked like they washed before and after sex. And probably during, just to be on the safe side.’
The description nails them so perfectly that I can’t help but laugh, and I dig my nails into my palm when it comes out as more of a snort. ‘Yes. Anyway, we’re all ready to go. He’s looking smug, she’s flicking her hair and flashing the diamond, and I turn on the camera and a shot of you and Amber comes up on the screen.’
‘Oh,’ says Tom. ‘Shit.’
‘You could say that. He sees it, gets…excited, and then she starts giving him the third degree.’ I sink down on to the sofa; drop my head into my hands. Tom plants himself on the arm. This is the second time I’ve been alone and in touching distance of him today, and it’s obviously starting to screw with my head, because I’m finding this conversation almost comforting, and I’m starting to think things I shouldn’t be thinking.
‘Poor bloke,’ he says. ‘She could have been a little more understanding.’
‘Why? Because no man can be expected to control himself when Amber’s you know whats are on display?’
Tom laughs, but he doesn’t answer the question. ‘So what happened then?’
I shuffle a little in my seat. He’s not who I thought he was, not even close. I don’t seem to be me, either. I’m still talking. And I’m saying things that don’t sound like me. ‘She asks him what the hell that’s all about, I tell her I accidentally put up an erotic photo, and she tells me to show it to her, so I do. The pair of them take one look at it and leave.’
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