LC02 - Laird's Ladle by Yvonne Vincent

Author:Yvonne Vincent [Vincent, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cozy
ISBN: 9798493245527
Google: UWdOzwEACAAJ
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
Published: 2021-10-14T22:31:44.167445+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Penny and Jim left the castle in high spirits, having had a wonderful evening. Jim was clutching a list of items that Hamish had sold through Colin, although neither he nor Penny were quite sure whether it was at all useful. A quick glance had revealed none of the items mentioned earlier by Hélène.

‘You know,’ said Penny, ‘Hélène wasn’t exactly forthcoming about what she’d sold for Colin. She was a bit cagey, even.’

‘Aye,’ Jim agreed, ‘she knows a lot more than she’s letting on.’

‘Which is why I was thinking, well, what with her being out with Johnny for the evening, we might take a wee peek at her records?’

Jim braked far more sharply than the bend warranted.

‘No. God, what is it with you and breaking into places?’

Penny sighed. ‘You’re right. I’m hardly dressed for it. Drop me off at Eileen’s and I’ll see what she’s managed to dig up on Colin. Oh, and can we stop at the supermarket on the way? This is going to involve wine.’

‘Alright, Miss Bossyknickers,’ said Jim, relieved that she’d dropped the subject so easily. ‘Why can’t I come to Eileen’s?’

‘I thought you’d be going home to charge up the ice cream van.’

‘I hate to say this, but you’re right. I need to get Colin tucked in for the night.’

‘Also, Eileen and I are long overdue for a girly chat. Just wait ’til she hears that Chris asked me for coffee. For goodness’ sake, Jim, will you stop braking so hard!’

‘You’re not actually going for a coffee with him, are you? I mean, have you heard the man speak? Sounds like he’s got…got… the Queen shoved up his arse.’

‘Oi! You do not mess with her Maj,’ Penny warned him.

‘Sorry,’ said Jim, ‘She was the poshest person I could think of. But seriously, you’re not going out with him, right?’

‘Jeeze, it’s only coffee. It’s not like we’re getting married. Although,’ Penny grinned, ‘can you imagine if I did a Harry Met Sally in the middle of Cuppachino?’

‘That’s not even funny. You can’t go out with him. The man’s an arsehole.’

‘You liked him fine at dinner. I heard the two of you making plans to go for a pint.’

‘Well, that was then, and this is now. He’s an arsehole. Connard, arschloch and gilipollas. Ha! See? I was paying attention at school!’

They bickered all the way to Port Vik harbour, where Penny slammed the car door and stalked towards Eileen’s cottage.

‘And I’m not fucking giving you a lift home!’ Jim shouted after her.

‘And I’m not flippin’ asking you to, you big twat,’ Penny shouted back, before stomping up the lane to let herself in Eileen and Kenny’s back door.

Eileen looked up from her laptop at the sound of the door. She watched Penny kick off her shoes in the porch and noted that her friend had a face like thunder. Jim again. Why couldn’t those two just admit they fancied each other and have a good snog? Why did they have to make it so complicated? In Eileen’s opinion, if you fancied someone, you snogged the face off them.

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