When Archie Met Rosie by Lynda Renham

Author:Lynda Renham [Renham, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raucous Publishing
Published: 2018-06-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Two

Rosie

I’m knackered. The thought of dragging my tired body to Waitrose for a late shift sends my head into a spin.

‘Thanks Rosie,’ says Becky helping me with my stuff. We shove it into the boot and I let out a little sigh.

‘It was a tiring one, wasn’t it?’ she says, brushing stray hairs from her face.

I look back at the flat.

‘You’re not still worried about Matt Fisher, are you?’ she asks.

‘Just a touch,’ I say forcing a laugh. ‘I bet he knew the thugs that did that,’ I say nodding towards the flat.

‘Don’t be daft. You looked knackered.’

‘Well, like you say, I’ll get a break over Christmas.’

Who knows, maybe Christmas in Paris?

‘I’ll be in touch,’ waves Becky.

I wave back and climb into my car to drive to The George. Except when I arrive at the pub it isn’t The George at all but The Swan. How could I have got those two mixed up? I tell you, the menopause has got a lot to answer for. Now, I have no idea where to go. I’m already late and I feel myself getting tearful again. Honestly, it’s ridiculous. I’m crying about everything these days. I even shed a few tears this morning because the milk was off. I mean, seriously, that’s surely telling you it’s time to get a grip, isn’t it? I try to message Archie to ask where the pub is, but I don’t have enough reception on my phone.

‘Damn it,’ I say bursting into tears.

In the rear-view mirror I see a police car pull up behind me and realise I’m on a double yellow line. I roughly wipe away my tears and open the window.

‘Everything alright?’ asks the policeman peering in through the window.

‘I’m a bit lost,’ I answer, trying not to let my lips quiver.

A bit lost is an understatement isn’t it?

‘You do realise that you can’t park here?’

‘I … yes …’

‘Where do you want to go?’

I mumble the name of the pub.

‘Alright love, you’re not far away. Follow me.’

Great, I’ll arrive to meet Archie with a police escort. He’ll wonder what on earth has happened. I only hope if Matt Fisher is on my tail, it will well and truly put him off.

*

Archie is pacing up and down outside The George. He looks quite anxious. He’s warmly dressed though so at least I don’t have to worry about him catching pneumonia. He’s wearing a nice thick overcoat. I bet that cost a few bob. I’m in a real quandary about lunch. I remember the pub now. I came here once with the Waitrose Christmas do. It’s pricey and I really should offer to pay my half. Men don’t pay for women these days do they, and rightly so too. I don’t want Archie thinking I’m a gold-digger. The truth is I’d never spend more than a tenner on a meal out. I suppose I can afford to spend more but it doesn’t seem right to me to spend a lot of money on food when other people are starving.

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