Under Control by Mark McNay

Author:Mark McNay [Mark McNay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847676474
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 2008-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

‘Nigel, I’ve got your wife on the line.’

‘Put her on,’ he said and the phone clicked.

‘Have you forgotten about me?’

‘No, what are you talking about?’

‘I’m at the train station,’ said Sarah. ‘You’re supposed to be picking me up.’

‘Shit,’ he said with a glance at his watch. ‘I’ll be there in five minutes.’

He put the phone down and picked up his coat.

Wendy looked up from her work. ‘You’re in trouble,’ she said and smiled like a devil.

Nigel couldn’t think of anything to say back. He was too busy pushing things into his bag on his way out of the office. He ran down the stairs and into his car.

When he got to the station she was standing outside with her bag at her feet. She waggled her finger at him as he pulled up beside her. She picked up her bag and approached the car. He leaned across the seat and opened the door. She passed her bag in and he put it on the back seat. She climbed in.

‘Sorry love,’ he said and kissed her on the cheek. ‘I was engrossed at work, I forgot all about you.’

‘It’s good to know where I stand.’

‘Did you have a nice time?’

‘Yeah, it was OK,’ she said. ‘Kind of tiring though.’

‘Oh,’ he said as he drove towards the traffic lights at the exit of the station, ‘why was that?’

‘All that fell-walking and a hard bunk,’ she said. ‘My bum’s killing me. I can’t wait to sleep in my own bed.’

‘We’ll soon have you home, love.’

It didn’t take long to get there.

‘I need the toilet,’ she said as she got out of the car.

‘Can you get my bag?’

He entered the house like a burglar. As he stepped into the living room he scanned it for evidence of Charlie’s presence. He went into the kitchen looking for clues, trying to see his crime through the eyes of the detective. He didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary.

Relieved, he went back into the front room just as he heard the toilet flush. Sarah came out and pushed her way into his arms.

‘Hello,’ she said as she rested her head against his chest. He reached for her hair and drew his fingers through it.

‘It’s so good to be home,’ she said. ‘I don’t like roughing it.’

‘Yeah, me neither.’

‘Did you miss me?’ she asked, tilting her face towards him.

‘Yeah.’

‘You don’t sound too sure.’

‘Of course I missed you,’ he said as he looked into her eyes.

He held her at the end of his arms. ‘You must feel all grimy after the trip. Why don’t you get in the shower and I’ll put your clothes in the wash.’

‘I’ll just have a sit down first,’ she said, going into the living room.

‘What about a cup of tea?’ he asked as he walked into the kitchen.

‘Yes please,’ she called. ‘Where’s my bag?’

‘There it is,’ he said and pointed to the side of the couch.

The kettle clicked as it turned off so he went back into the kitchen to pour the tea.

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