Chapter 20Kate wasn’t used to daytime drinking; maybe the occasional glass of wine or bottle of beer with lunch, but never spirits, and Lex had been right about Chrissie mixing strong drinks. Kate coughed heartily on the first taste and even after requesting more tonic it was still strong enough to tranquilise a horse.
‘I’m so pleased to finally meet you Kate. When Lex described you to me I thought she must be exaggerating but she wasn’t at all. If she described your personality as well as she described your physique you must be a very nice person.’
‘Jesus Mum! You know how to embarrass someone!’
‘Who am I embarrassing dear? You or Kate?’ grinned Chrissie
Kate, feeling the effects of the gin was no longer shy and retiring and found all of this highly amusing.
‘Kate warned me that you
