Chapter Three
“Right then!” Betty said with a clap of her hands. “That’s all cleared away and ship-shape. Is there anything else you’d like me to do, Mia?”
Just then, James re-entered the kitchen via the back door, having sorted out the rubbish and taken it to the outside bin.
“No,” Mia replied, “you’ve already done more than enough—you all have. Thank you so much. Now go on home and put your feet up. I’ll see you tomorrow.” She glanced over her shoulder towards the door leading from the kitchen to the hallway. “Where has Tom got to, anyway? Has he gone home already?” Surely he wouldn’t just leave without saying anything?
James shrugged. “Not sure. He was here a few minutes ago.”
“Yes, he was. Hmm… that’s odd. Oh well, he must have gone home. No problem. Right, so I’ll see you two tom
