Nurse in the Sun by Claire Rayner

Author:Claire Rayner
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781849820516
Publisher: M P Publishing Limited
Published: 1994-04-20T14:00:00+00:00

10

“Well, I suppose he could be an okay guy,” Biff said moodily. “But for my part, he’d have to go one hell of a long way to convince me he was. After the way he behaved that night? Like some - ”

“Now, Biff, please! This is my boss you’re talking about, remember? He’s apologized and done his best to show he means it - what more can you ask?”

“Is that all he is to you?” Biff said abruptly after a moment.

“All? How do you mean?”

“Just a boss?” He sounded a little shy suddenly. “I mean - oh, hell! It’s none of my concern, really, I guess, but he - you were so mad at him when I talked to you before, and now all of a sudden it’s like he was some special sort of boyfriend!”

“You’re right it’s none of your concern!” she said sharply and he reddened and nodded, and for a while they sat in stiff silence, staring at the people sitting round the marble topped tables and talking with a great wealth of gesticulation, and Biff twisted his sangria glass between his hands and looked miserable.

“Oh, Biff, I’m sorry!” she said at length, looking at his downcast face and feeling ashamed of her own sharp tongue. “That was very rude of me. Of course you’d a right to be interested! It was just - ” she stopped and now it was her turn to look down at her glass and feel uncomfortable. “Oh, I don’t know. He’s being very nice to me, now, and I can’t deny he’s an attractive man, but as for boyfriend - oh, it’s daft!” she looked up at him and smiled ruefully. “I barely know the man! I’ve a suspicion I’m being affected by all this Spanish romance, the whole Majorcan glamour bit - at my time of life!”

“Ach, you’re just a wee bit bairn!” he said promptly with a creditable imitation of her accent that made her grin, “but a very intelligent one for a’ that!” He spoke more soberly then. “If you can see that this island tends to make people a bit - oh, I dunno - over-romantic maybe, is what I mean, then you’ll be okay. Too many girls come here and get swept away by some Spanish grandee type, thinking they’re going to live a life of glory for ever and ever, and find out just how unglorious it is. I know - distant cousin of mine did it. They lasted six months, and now she’s back home trying to get a divorce - ”

“Oh, Biff, come on! We’re talking about a man I’ve had one date with - just one date - and you’re already jumping around talking about divorces! Like, do me a favour!” and at her imitation of his accent he grinned hugely, and then drained his glass and reached for the jug.

“You’re great, Isabel! You’re my kind of people! Come on - we’ll forget it! Have another drink, and something to eat -

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