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."All right, it galls me.It sickens me.I mean, how the hellcould he possibly not be 'up to the mark'? What mark, for heaven's sake?""God knows." She shrugged."Except that it's just as well we don't all fancy the same people."Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"Yes, but if she didn't fancy him why would she see him more than once? I still can't believe it, but even Icould see she was telling the truth.""Not fancying him should count in his favor," she pointed out."I wouldn't have thought any bloke who'dappeal to her would ever appeal to you.""Okay, but it still galls me." I kept seeing her face: " 'He was quite sweet, but& Quite sweet ! I mean,howdare she?""Look, she was just trying to piss you off," she said."And it looks as if she succeeded.Shouldn't you beringing Rosie, before Suzanne gets it in the neck from Nina for blabbing, and Rosie gets it in the neckfrom Suzanne?"I switched on my mobile and found a message from Tara.Sorry she hadn't called back, but she'd losther phone.Well, not exactly lost it, it had fallen down the side of her bed.Not that it mattered now.I was dreading telling Rosie, but when I spoke to her she was more concernedfor me."I feel really awful now," she fretted."Only I never once imagined& ""Neither did I.I'm just worried about you getting hell from Suzanne.""It's just tough," she said philosophically."She wasn't supposed to tell me anything, was she? Anyway,I'll be moving out soon.Imagine Nina keeping irons in the fire like that! Honestly, she must be socold-blooded.I wouldn't be surprised if Suzanne's glad of an excuse to row with her, anyway.She getsso sick of playing lady-in-waiting to the drama queen.""Yes, but if she does go off her head, you can always move in here.""Thanks," she said."You never know."Helen rang shortly afterward."I phoned him," she said."My demon lover from the train.I thought you'dlike to know."About time, too."And?""I've seen him twice." Almost bashfully she added, "I told him everything in the end, even the bit aboutthinking I was pregnant.He'd been upset when I didn't phone.He'd thought maybe I'd fibbed aboutbeing separated.He's a bit younger than me, only thirty-six, but it doesn't seem to bother him."I was so pleased for her, it almost took the edge off my own mess."How's everything else? Have youseen the twins?""Yes, last weekend.Lawrence dropped them off and I took them to Burger King and the cinemaafterward."The old, unloved note had come back to her voice, almost making me wish I'd never asked."And?""Nothing, really." She sighed."I don't think they're even missing me.All they were concerned about waswhether they could have double fries.Francesca won't have chips in the house.""Talking of chips, how's the cooking going?"Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html"I'll let you know after this party tomorrow night.I'm a bit nervous, but I've been cooking and freezingfor days.I'm having nightmares about dropping trays of canapes.""You'll be fine," I soothed."At least the cooking and the bloke are taking her mind off those kids," Sally said afterward."She'sobviously regretting it, but she'll never just call Lawrence and say she's changed her mind."She gave me a pointed look."Like you won't call John and sayyou've changed your mind.Don't comecrying to me after you've taken two weeks to psych yourself up and then he's got somebody else.Okay,I know you can't phone him now, you're half-pissed." She picked up the bottle; there was about an inchleft at the bottom and most of it had gone down my throat, on top of what I'd had at Nina's."I wouldn'twant you to phone him now.You need a clear head."A clear head was precisely what I didn't have next morning.It was partly the fact that I'd had white atNina's and red at ours (because that was all we had) plus a large gin and a Cointreau once the red hadrun out.Mixtures never mixed well in my system, particularly on an empty stomach [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]