10STUART
SUNDAY 14 JUNE – 10:03am
I ’ ve left it as long as I can before going outside again, but it ’ s time. I ’ ve waited until I ’ m sure my activities last week have gone unnoticed. I get Nathan out of bed and tell him to get dressed. I knew he ’ d be like this: he ’ s been moaning non-stop about wanting to go out but, now he ’ s about to leave the house, all the macho bullshit has been dropped. He ’ s as scared as I am.
‘ I ’ m not happy about this, ’ Gabby says as Nathan gets himself ready. ‘ He ’ s just a kid, Stuart. ’
‘ I ’ m well aware of that. This needs two of us though. ’
‘ So I ’ ll come out with you. ’
‘ Don ’ t be ridiculous. We ’ ve been through this already. We can ’ t take the risk. What if something happens while we ’ re out there? How would the kids survive on t
