“Sorry, boss, I’ve had an accident.”
Sam’s mind sharpened. “You okay?”
“Was fixing some slates on our roof and the ladder slipped and I fell and broke my leg and I twisted my shoulder and…”
“f**k!”
“I’m at the hospital now. I don’t know how long it’ll all take and…”
…and they had a wedding later that afternoon. Even if Travis would be out of hospital in time, he wouldn’t be much use with a broken leg and probably an arm in a sling. Sam hoped he made all the right sympathetic noises, showing his concern for his friend and employee, but photographing a wedding, and this one was a big one, on his own would be pretty f*****g tough. They hung up and Sam turned back around to see a fully clothed but concerned-looking Lee. Sam explained the situation.
“I don’t know if I’d be of much help, b
