A Dangerous Man by Anne Brooke

Author:Anne Brooke [Brooke, Anne]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Anne Brooke

“Darling, it"s so good to see you again,” Penny let her brother go and held him at arm"s length as if to check he was still the same. “And you too, Michael. Journey down all right?”

I nodded and watched as Jack greeted his niece who unbent a little

under his natural charm. I wished that his mother would do the same towards me, but I had none of my boyfriend"s talent with people, except in a way he wouldn"t care to know, and that was only with men. When he"d finished his brief conversation with Kathryn, though I had no idea what they were chatting about, he strode up the steps towards his nephew. Like fans trailing a pop star, the rest of us followed after him.

“Well, Rob,” Jack said, hunkering down on his haunches. “I owe you

an apology, a big one. Don"t I?”

Rob blinked at his uncle and shrugged, though there was a promise of a grin on his face. “You forgot my birthday, Uncle Jack.”

“I know,” Jack struck his forehead and spread out his arms in

submission. “It was a terrible thing and I"m so sorry. But here, I bought you a consolation prize for having a wicked uncle.”

Reaching inside his jacket pocket, which was still slung over his arm, he brought out something I couldn"t see. Rob took it, struggled with the light blue and cream packaging for a moment and then his eyes widened.

“Cool!” he said. “Hey, Mum, look what Uncle Jack bought me!”

“Oh no,” Penny laughed. “Not something else for the computer!

Thanks, Jack! What do you say, Rob?”

“Thank you very much. Can I play it now, Mum?”

“You"ll have to wait until you get home, darling. Grandma and

Grandpa don"t have a computer. Now say hello to your Uncle Michael, I"m sure he"s looking forward to meeting you.”

Skin prickling, I stretched out my hand to first Kathryn and then Rob.

They took it in turn and gave one solemn shake each before letting go.

Nobody seemed to have any idea what to do next and again I wanted to run. In spite of the heat, the air around me felt cold.

Mrs. Hutchinson laughed and carried on the conversation as if Penny had never mentioned me. “Now, dear, I"m far too old for computers and that sort of thing. It"s for the young people. Shall we go in? I think Grant and my husband are still in the garden; they probably didn"t hear the car.

Besides Jack and... Michael must be thirsty after all that driving.”

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