Bill Bailey (The Bailey Chronicles series Book 1) by Cookson Catherine

Author:Cookson, Catherine [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Cookson, saga, fiction, romance, historic, social history, womens general fiction
Publisher: Peach Publishing
Published: 2011-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

‘What are you talking about? What’s happened? Something to do with Harry?’

‘Yes, something to do with Harry. He’s gone.’

‘Gone! You mean, left you?’

‘Just that. He’s gone, he’s left me. And he didn’t even tell me to my face, he told his mother. She and Dad are in a state. After all, he’s their son. But as Dad’s just said, he’s known for a long time he’s bred something rotten. He hasn’t been five minutes in that new job and he was supposed to be doing overtime. But Dad saw them out together and tackled him . . . ’

‘He’s gone off with someone then?’

‘Yes, yes, Fiona, he’s gone off with someone.’

‘Oh. Oh, I’m sorry.’

‘I’m sorry too.’ Nell put her hand out and gripped Fiona’s. ‘I . . . I don’t know where I am at the moment.’

‘But . . . but as you say, dear, he hasn’t been five minutes in the job, he couldn’t have known . . . ’

Nell was nodding her head now. ‘Oh, he was only five minutes in the job but he’s known her, as far as I can gather, for some time, and she got him the job. I’m stupid and mental, besides being blind. But then I’ve told myself it’s happening all the time, why should I be an exception to a man walking out on me? And that’s another thing. When I get meself sorted out I know that I’ll see it as just hurt pride because I haven’t lost love; love flew out of our window many years ago. But he was there and I saw to his needs and life had become a pattern you get used to . . . ’

The kitchen door opened and Bill put his head round, saying, ‘Is there any room for a good-looking, interesting and successful man in his prime in here?’

‘Stop fooling, Bill.’ Fiona’s voice was flat.

‘Trouble?’ He came to the table and looked down at Nell, but Nell turned her head away and looked towards the window while Fiona said quietly, ‘It’s Harry. He’s walked out.’

‘No!’

Fiona and he now exchanged glances, and when she made a little motion with her head he said, ‘Bloody fool.’ Then taking Nell by the arm, he pulled her up from the chair saying, ‘Come on. What you need is a drink. And I repeat, he is a bloody fool, ’cos he doesn’t know a good thing when he’s on it. But I’ll say this an’ all: he wasn’t worth you, not your little finger from what I can judge, and I’m no mean hand at that, at least where blokes are concerned. So come on, let’s all get drunk.’

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