“I’m stuffed,” Colin said, pulling his chair back from the table. “Martin, that was a fantastic meal. All those little accompaniments made it so much better.”
“Thanks. Turkey is such a boring meat on its own, you need the stuffing, cranberry jelly and things to liven it up.”
“You did a fantastic job. I don’t think I could eat another thing.”
Martin smiled. “There’s a trifle in the fridge for afters.”
Colin groaned.
“Don’t worry, we can have it for tea if you like?” Martin didn’t know if Colin would want to stop that long, but he’d made the offer now, and it couldn’t be unmade.
“I don’t want to think about tea yet.”
“You can watch TV or something if you like.”
“Yeah, I like.”
Martin got up and switched on his portable TV. “Sorry it’s only a black and white set, with just me, it w
