5
‘What was that all about?’ I ask as we get into the car.
‘Nothing. I just didn’t think it was very funny, that’s all.’
‘She was only having a laugh,’ I say. ‘It’s just her sense of humour. You’ll get used to it.’
‘Sorry, but it’s not the sort of thing I find funny. You know what Erin did. It’s not the sort of thing to joke about.’
‘She doesn’t know about that, Tom. I didn’t tell her anything about Erin leaving you, obviously. And she wouldn’t have joked about it if I had.’
Tom sighs. ‘Alright. I said sorry. It was just a bit close to the bone for me, that’s all. I’ll apologise to her and explain. Did you get your planning done?’ he says, changing the subject.
‘Sort of. The seating plan’s still causing problems. We need to get that all sorted before we can move onto anything else.
