Chapter Five
The following spring…
“I’m going into town,” Madeleine announced as she passed by Robbie’s office. She looked in, seeing that he was intently working on his list of phone calls for the Children’s Hospital Charity. “Do you need anything?”
He looked up and smiled, a little absently at first.
“Ah, right, it’s Wednesday! And what a beautiful day. You should enjoy your afternoon.”
“And you really should get some fresh air yourself. You know the saying about all work and no play…”
“Oh, am I getting dull?”
“No, not dull at all, darling. Your charm knows no bounds.”
“Right, I’m sure you feel that way,” he said with a wry grin. “Like last night, I suppose?”
Ouch! She hadn’t meant to land on such a sensitive subject, but it seemed so easy now. He had done his best to be intimat
