So This is Christmas by Helen Rolfe

Author:Helen Rolfe [Rolfe, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books

A couple of hours later, Nick arrived for dinner first. He came through to the kitchen with Walter who was updating him on the optician’s appointment. He smiled a hello over at Sophie who was busy coating pork in eggs, flour and breadcrumbs. According to Walter, Wiener schnitzel was traditionally made with veal but he and Greta preferred to make it this way.

‘He’s got you working hard, I see.’ Nick already looked relaxed – he’d swapped the suit she’d seen him in both times they’d met for a cashmere jumper with dark rinse jeans.

‘I’ve got a job for you too,’ said Walter, leading his son out of the kitchen before Sophie could respond. Nick made a face Sophie’s way as if to suggest he might be wondering what he was in for.

When Walter came back to join her he informed her that Nick was getting a fire going in the lounge. He looked over her shoulder at the schnitzels she’d made. ‘Those look wonderful.’

‘Thank you.’

The phone rang and Walter excused himself. Nick came back in as Sophie was at the sink washing the sticky residue of eggs, flour and breadcrumbs off her hands.

‘Thanks again for taking him to the appointment today,’ he said. ‘Jennie appreciated it as well.’

She didn’t acknowledge the reference to Jennie. ‘Not a problem. Your dad is good company.’ She was looking for a tea towel to dry her hands on and Nick located it on the rail to the side of a cabinet and passed it to her.

‘Thanks for getting him to order a spare pair of glasses with the new prescription too. He’s a stickler for not wasting money but he really does need a backup pair.’

‘He does. I don’t think Sellotape is all that reliable.’

Nick grinned. ‘He actually did a good job for a temporary fix.’

Walter came through. ‘That was Jennie on the phone – she’s held up at the hotel and says not to wait for her in case she can’t get here for a while.’ He shook his head. ‘You both work too hard.’

‘So did you at my age, Dad.’ A roll of his eyes in Sophie’s direction suggested Walter might have launched this criticism before.

‘You should take a leaf out of Sophie’s book,’ Walter suggested. ‘She’s taking a few weeks in another country, a complete break. When did you last do that, son?’

By the expression on Nick’s face Sophie could only deduce that this conversation was now taking a familiar route. She felt a bit uncomfortable that they thought she was taking time off when she’d been fired, but that information wasn’t something she wanted to share. It was hardly an accomplishment to be proud of.

As Nick sliced the lemons to squeeze over the schnitzel and Sophie prepared a side salad, Walter told Nick, ‘Sophie brought me a comfort teddy and we’ve started to make more.’

Nick put down the knife and looked across at Sophie. ‘I can’t believe he’s roped you into that… Talk about slave labour.’

‘It’s fine, I enjoy making them.

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