Richard
“Perhaps we should have phoned ahead….” Elizabeth paces the reception area. “…. rather than just turning up out of the blue. Perhaps they’re busy?”
“Michael made it very clear he’s perfectly happy for us to turn up anytime we would like to. Given that I have invested quite a large sum into this operation, I don’t think it’s unreasonable that I occasionally drop in unannounced. And since you’re the shareholder, that includes you too.”
She fiddles with her jewellery, fingering a green teardrop that hangs gracefully over the valley between her breasts. “It feels a bit like spying.”
“My Love, they are our friends. I gave Charlotte away at her wedding. You were the bridesmaid. They won’t mind us calling by….”
And as the words leave my mouth, we all but walk into Michael. Or more ac
