Remorseless by David George Clarke

Author:David George Clarke [Clarke, David George]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912406142
Publisher: Gupole Publications
Published: 2017-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

September – November 2015

Jennifer Cotton skipped down the stairs of her flat in Nottingham’s exclusive Park district, pulled open the front door and turned to call out to Derek.

“Come on, Thyme! I thought you were an Olympic athlete. Surely I haven’t worn you out.”

“You’re joking, Cotton,” yelled Derek as he bounded down three steps at a time, landing next to her with a thump.

“A half-hour tumble in the hay has just warmed me up,” he said, kissing her on the cheek before heading for the door.

“Oi!” she yelled. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back to her, throwing her arms around his neck and pulling his face to hers. “I want more than a peck on the cheek.”

“You’re insatiable, Cotton,” he grinned.

Too late, he realised her ploy was to turn their entwined bodies so she was closer to the door.

“Hey!” he called, but she was gone, racing for the gate.

“Close the front door!” she yelled as she pulled on the gate handle. “And make sure this one’s shut too,” she added as she pounded along the road.

There was a bang as the gate slammed into place and a slap of running shoes on tarmac as Derek sprinted after her.

“I must give you my notes on cheating, Cotton,” he said, easing alongside her with his comfortable stride. “Tricks like that would get you banned from every meet in the country.”

“Gotta have some advantage,” she laughed as they ran towards Newcastle Circus, the larger of the two tree-lined roundabouts in The Park.

Jennifer stopped by a gate at the top end of the circus. “You go clockwise; I’ll go anticlockwise. Three circuits and you take the outside when we pass. OK?”

Derek frowned and looked around. “Where’s my chair?”

“What?”

“I’ll need somewhere to sit and wait once I’ve finished. I’ll be so far ahead of you.”

“Huh!” cried Jennifer, tossing her head as she sprinted off.

Ninety seconds later, Jennifer completed her third loop to find Derek leaning casually against the gate.

“Lose your way?” he asked.

“You only did two,” she countered.

“Actually it was four. That blur was me in overdrive.”

“Yeah right, Thyme. Come on, we’ll head towards the Castle then loop around the top roads.”

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