Trust in Summer Madness by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1983-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

FOR the next week Sian saw nothing of Jarrett at all, and neither did Bethany, as far as she knew. Her sister seemed very nervy, snapping at the slightest provocation, spending a lot of time in her room. For the most part Sian left her to it, and by tacit agreement their father did too. When Bethany was ready to talk, to be with them again, she would let them know.

Arlette King was still in Swannell, and Sian occasionally saw her in the town, acknowledging the other woman but making no attempt to stop and talk to her. What could she talk to her about? As far as she knew the only thing they had in common was Jarrett, and they had already spoken of him.

‘Sian, where’s the Simkins card?’

She looked up with a frown as Chris snapped at her. He had been very snappy lately. She knew it was probably partly due to how busy he had been the last week, seeming to spend a lot of his evenings working late. In fact, they had hardly seen each other out of work since the previous Saturday.

‘I put it back in the—’

‘How many times do I have to tell you not to interfere?’ he scowled. ‘I’ve wasted half an hour looking for the card on my desk—where I left it!’

‘But—’

‘Just get it for me, will you?’ he requested with terse impatience. ‘And don’t touch the things on my desk again.’ He slammed the door behind him as he left.

Ginny softly opened the door to the surgery, putting her head round the side of it. ‘Is it safe to come out?’ she asked in a stage whisper. ‘Has he gone?’

‘Yes.’ Sian gave a wan smile, finding the card Chris wanted. ‘I’d better take this through to him,’ she gave a rueful shrug.

Apart from a disgruntled murmur of thanks Chris didn’t even acknowledge that she had come into the room. She frowned down at him worriedly. ‘Chris—’

‘Is it anything important, Sian?’ He looked at her with veiled exasperation, his handsome face tight with impatience. ‘I want to finish writing up these notes before I go out on my calls.’

‘No, I—I—’ she moistened her lips. She had never seen Chris like this before. ‘I just wondered if you would like to come over this evening? I could cook you a meal and—’

‘I’m not sure, Sian,’ he answered evasively. ‘I could be working again.’

‘You’ve been so busy lately, Chris, and I—’

‘I have to work, Sian,’ he snapped. ‘This practice doesn’t run itself!’

‘But—’

‘I’ll let you know later,’ he dismissed curtly. ‘I really do have to get this paperwork done now.’ He turned away.

Sian looked down at him with shadowed eyes for several minutes. She felt hurt and puzzled by his behaviour, had never seen him in this mood before. Finally, when she knew he wasn’t going to look up or speak again, she turned and quietly left the room.

Ginny was sitting on top of her desk, her legs swinging idly back and forth as she casually flicked through the picture calendar that stood on Sian’s desk.

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