Then she added: ‘Mike.’
He paused. ‘Do I know you?’ he said. He stared at her, then his mouth opened. ‘No way,’ he said. ‘It’s you! It’s Kate?’
It was half-question, half-exclamation.
‘That’s right,’ she said. ‘How’ve you been?’
‘Great,’ he said. ‘Same as usual. Nothing new.’ He gestured at her hair. ‘Can’t say the same for you. It looks great, by the way. You look great.’
‘Thanks, but I didn’t do it for looks.’ The wine and the gin and tonic were making her more loose-lipped than usual. ‘I did it for tactical reasons.’
‘Oh? Like what? You joining the SAS?’
She laughed. ‘No, not exactly. It’s kind of a disguise.’
‘It’s a pretty good one. Can I ask why?’
She took out her phone and showed him the picture she’d showed to Gemma earlier.
‘Wow,’ he said. ‘I see. Good idea. It’s a bonus that it looks pretty awesome too.’
‘That’s kind of you to say. Anyway, what are you doing here?’
He pointed to a group of men at the end of the bar. ‘Cricket club. I used to play and I came to watch a game today. Been having a few beers with the boys.’ He looked at his watch. ‘But I have to go.’
‘Hot date?’ She was surprised at her forwardness; maybe she’d think again about another drink.
‘Something like that.’
She was intrigued to find that she was – a little – jealous.
‘Well,’ she said. ‘Enjoy. And I’ll maybe see you around?’
‘Yeah,’ he said. ‘See you around.’
When she got back to the table, Gemma gave her a knowing look. ‘Was that who I think it was?’
‘Who do you think it was?’
‘The guy? From Kalkan? What was his name?’
‘Mike. And yes, it was. And guess what? He didn’t recognize me.’
‘He’s kind of cute. In an older way.’ She raised an eyebrow. ‘And you obviously thought so when we were on holiday.’
‘He’s OK. But I’m not interested. Not at the moment.’
‘At the moment,’ Gemma said.
‘Ever,’ Kate replied, although she wasn’t sure that she meant it.
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