The art of deception by PETER MARTIN

Author:PETER MARTIN
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-09T18:54:56+00:00

‘You bet. I’ll talk to her, try to arrange something.’

‘That would be good. Speak soon, John. Sorry about all this trouble, but let’s hope she’s on the mend.’

‘Let’s.’

John breathed a sigh of relief. He’d been imagining all sorts. The way she was going, he’d be on tablets himself.

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He brought AJ downstairs and sat in the armchair, watching breakfast TV. It helped to pass the time while he fed him.

Halfway through the feed, he heard a car pull up outside. Then the front door opened and in she walked, looking at the ground.

He turned the TV off. ‘Thank God you’re back. I haven’t slept a wink.

Look, I was out of order about you looking after the baby. I’m sorry.’

‘That’s all right – it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have reacted, but I couldn’t help myself. It was silly of me to run off without a word. I panicked, didn’t know what I was doing. It won’t happen again.’

‘Doesn’t matter, so long as you’re OK. I know you’re suffering right now, and I just have to make allowances until you’re better. You don’t look very well, actually.’

She smiled ruefully. ‘Got a hangover. Dad always gives me too much to drink and it goes straight to my head. I’d have come back otherwise, but I wasn’t capable of driving. I keep telling him, but he thinks two large shots of rum will do me good.’

‘So what did he say?’

‘Not that much. Just trying to talk me into taking the medication. So, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll take them in a few minutes.’

He nodded. ‘You’ll feel the benefit once they’re in your system. I think we should hold fire on the nanny, see how you get on, on your own. If you have problems, then we’ll discuss what to do next.’

Angie’s anger resurfaced. ‘No, John! That’s not what I’m going to do –

and you know what? Dad agrees with me!’

John shook his head. ‘I’m not having that. You’re being paid for six months to look after AJ, and that’s what you should do. You do any other job and you’ll be taxed to the hilt. Working for next to nothing would be plain ridiculous.’

‘You can’t stop me.’

‘Anyway, you’ve got to get a job first – and that won’t be easy.’

‘Won’t it? Just you wait and see.’

‘I’m not going to interfere. But think of the baby. You want a stranger looking after him? Who knows what it’ll do to him?’

She grinned. ‘You know nothing. He won’t bond with anyone at his age.

He’s only a few weeks old.’

pg. 110

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