Bitter-Sweet Waters by Yvonne Whittal

Author:Yvonne Whittal [Whittal, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780373105588
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1982-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

The doorbell chimed just before ten the following morning, and Melanie found a lean young man with unruly dark hair and smiling brown eyes standing on the doorstep.

'Mrs Kerr?'

It was the first time anyone had addressed her as such, and she couldn't quite make up her mind how she felt about it at that moment as she murmured, 'Yes?'

'I'm Barnaby Finch,' he smiled, extending his hand and clasping Melanie's firmly. 'I'm liaison officer and general odd-job man for Mr Kerr,' he explained.

'I see.'

'I don't think you do, ma'am,' he grinned as she stood aside for him to enter, 'and right this minute you're most probably wondering what the heck I'm doing here.'

His perceptiveness amused her and she laughed softly as she led the way into the living-room. 'You're quite right, Mr Finch, I am curious to know why my husband's liaison officer should pay me a visit.'

'First of all, ma'am, the name is Barnaby, No one calls me anything else. And secondly, the boss told me to come round this morning to present myself to you.' His expression sobered as he sat down opposite her. 'I'm told that your grandmother is ill, ma'am, and until the boss has time to find a suitable car for you, I'm at your service.'

Bewildered by this disclosure, she said a little sharply, 'That's very thoughtful of my husband, and I appreciate your offer, but I'm really quite capable of taking a bus.'

'That may be so, ma'am, but I'm under orders to drive you wherever you want to go.' He placed a printed card on the small table in front of her. 'You'll find me at that telephone number any time during the day.'

'Mr Finch… Barnaby,' she corrected herself hastily when he grimaced comically. 'I hate the idea of being a nuisance to anyone.'

Barnaby's grin broadened, and he looked a little embarrassed as he pushed his bony fingers through his unruly crop of hair. 'To be quite honest, ma'am, I hated the idea myself, but now that I've met you, I'm looking forward to being your personal chauffeur for a time.'

Amusement lifted the corners of her mouth, and banished the shadows which lurked in her eyes. 'It's kind of you to say so, Barnaby, and I find your honesty praiseworthy.'

He shifted a little uncomfortably in his chair. 'Did you wish, to go anywhere this morning, ma'am?'

'Well, I…'

'To see your grandmother, perhaps?' he prompted eagerly as she hesitated.

'Yes, I was thinking of going out to Greystone Manor again this morning, but—'

'Then I'll drive you there,' Barnaby interrupted, jumping to his feet with an eagerness that made her follow suit involuntarily. 'If you'll get yourself ready, ma'am, I'll use the telephone in the study to let the boss know where I'll be.'

Melanie nodded absently and left him to do the necessary while she went through to her bedroom to grab her coat and handbag. Barnaby obviously knew his way around the penthouse, she thought as she checked her make-up and pulled a comb through her hair,

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