First Date: An absolutely jaw-dropping psychological thriller by Sue Watson

Author:Sue Watson [Watson, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838885113
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2020-10-15T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

I spend the next two hours setting up a safeguarding plan for Chloe Thomson, and after lunch, Alex calls me.

‘Hey,’ I say, glad to hear his voice.

‘I’m missing you more than usual today.’ He sighs. ‘Did you pop out somewhere for lunch?’

‘Yeah, I just bought a sandwich, ate it at my desk.’

‘Ahh, I wondered what you were doing on Foregate Street, I saw you on my phone.’

Thank God for technology. I don’t care what cynical slant Jas wants to put on it, he can see where his ex-wife is, and where I am at the same time. And that’s fine by me if it means he can prevent something horrible happening.

‘Is everything okay, do you know where she is?’ I ask, feeling on edge just thinking about her at large in the same city as me.

‘She’s in the town centre.’

‘At work? Whitney’s Solicitors?’

‘How do you know where she’s working?’ He seems a bit put out.

‘I googled her.’

‘Hannah, just leave this to me and I’ll make sure you’re safe, don’t go seeking her out, you must be careful,’ he says.

‘That’s the second time today someone’s told me to be careful. What do you think I’m going to do, run round to her office and ask her if she wants a fight?’

‘Who else said be careful?’ he asks.

‘Jas. She thinks I’m not taking the threat seriously enough.’

‘What? I can’t believe you’ve discussed this with Jas. Bloody hell, Hannah, do you have to tell her everything?’

‘No – but if your ex-wife is on the rampage and says she wants to hurt me, I need my friends to know, so they can be on the lookout. She might find out where I work and turn up here brandishing a bloody knife.’

‘She won’t, but promise me, if – if she ever makes contact, don’t talk to her. Don’t engage with her, don’t… don’t tell her anything. She doesn’t know your name, and I certainly don’t want her knowing where you live, or anything about you. Be careful what you put on social media too.’

‘Okay, okay.’ The panic in his voice is making me even more jittery.

‘And don’t bother with the police. Call me if you’re worried; the police won’t do a damn thing. Remember I know, I work with them.’

‘So do I, sometimes, and I’m sure they’d do something if I called and said a woman who’d said she intended to do me harm was following me.’

‘Hannah, will you please trust me on this? And don’t get the police involved,’ he snaps. ‘Look, I’ve got to go, I’m due in court.’

I put down the phone, feeling very uneasy. Why doesn’t he want me to call the police? Surely my safety would come before her career – or his for that matter. I know it wouldn’t be good for a solicitor to be embroiled in such a drama, but I’m not messing about. If I feel threatened in any way I’m straight onto the police. And I also feel perfectly justified in telling Jas and the others about the situation.

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