Mr. Maybe by Jane Green

Author:Jane Green
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780767909655
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Published: 2001-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

I ring Jules immediately to tell her that Nick called, but as soon as she picks up the phone I can hear there’s something wrong. Her voice is sounding flat, she doesn’t sound as bright as she normally does, and I mentally kick myself for not thinking of her first.

“Jules?” I venture. “Is everything okay?”

I hear a long sigh.

“What’s the matter?”

“God, Libby,” she sighs. “I’m really worried. About Jamie.”

“Jamie? What on earth are you worried about with Jamie?”

“I know this sounds crazy, and I know he works all the time, but the last couple of weeks he’s been working late in the office, and last night I called him and there was no reply. When he got home I casually asked him if he went out, but he said no, he’d been in his office all night.”

“So? He’d probably gone to the loo or something.”

“For three hours? And that’s not everything. He’s been a bit distant lately but I tried to ignore it and when I did ask him if there was something the matter he said his mind was on a case and he was really busy.”

“Jules, you’re not telling me you think he’s having an affair, are you? You’re crazy, Jamie would never do that.”

“I thought I was going mad,” Jules says slowly, “but suddenly I’ve started remembering that over the last few weeks the phone’s rung a few times and it’s been put down when I’ve answered.”

“So? Probably a wrong number.”

“I know something’s wrong, Libby. I can’t explain it, it’s almost like a sixth sense. I feel him distancing himself, and I’m sure he’s met someone else.”

“Jules, you’re being ridiculous. I saw you together just the other day and you’re still the perfect couple, and he still obviously adores you. Are you sure you’re not imagining it? Jamie’s hardly the type to have an affair. Jesus, Jules. I don’t know what to say. I mean, how could he possibly be having an affair? Are you sure you’re not going through an early menopause or something?”

“I don’t know. Look, I’ve got to go. I haven’t decided what to do yet but I’ll fill you in.”

I put down the phone, wondering whether Jules is going mad, whether Jamie would be unfaithful, trying to imagine what she must feel like. There isn’t anything I can do, other than help out with some amateur sleuthing if she asks, but Jules isn’t the type to start following Jamie around in sunglasses and a wig. She isn’t the type to tap his phone calls or to trick him into revealing the truth.

I would be riffling through his pockets, checking his credit card statements, but Jules, despite her suspicions, won’t really want to know. She’ll blind herself to it, hoping that it will go away. But Jesus Christ, how could Jamie, Jamie, be having an affair?

Over the next few days Jules tries to change the subject when I ask how things are. “Fine,” she says guardedly, and I know that there’s no point in pushing her to talk about it.

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