The Family Man by Kimberley Chambers

Author:Kimberley Chambers [Chambers, Kimberley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2021-07-23T17:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Over the next couple of days, Kenny Bond became a very worried man. Abi would call him at all hours, wouldn’t leave him alone. It was scary shit. One minute she was begging him to reconsider carrying on their relationship, the next she was threatening to tell his wife. He was picking Sharon up from the airport the day after tomorrow. To say he was in shit-street was an understatement.

Explaining the situation to his partner in crime in Rosie’s cafe, Kenny was peeved when Tony burst out laughing. ‘It ain’t fucking funny. This is my marriage at stake.’

‘I know. It ain’t that I’m laughing at though. I told you the night you met me to drop off some dosh and had her in the car, she had an obsessive look and scary eyes. I bet you wish you’d listened to me now. I can spot a bunny-boiler a mile off.’

‘Look, it’s her ringing again now. Twenty-seven times she rung me yesterday. I only answered four of her fucking calls. What am I gonna do?’

Tony liked Kenny. He was a shrewd geezer and their current business venture was booming. He could also sense how worried he was. ‘First thing you do is ring your phone company and change your number. I’ve had to do that twice in the past. Don’t hurt in our line of business to have a fresh number once in a while anyway.’

Kenny sighed. ‘I’m worried if I change my number, she’ll track me down. She came across as so normal. Good job, brain, own gaff – and now this. Never fucking again will I have an affair, let me tell ya. My first and last, this. How’s me luck, though? Only I could pick a psycho.’

‘Does she know where you live? You never told her what you do, did ya?’ Tony asked, alarmed. He knew Kenny had been bang into Abigail, as he’d talked about her a lot, especially at the beginning.

‘Don’t be daft. I told her nothing like that. But she asked me old woman’s name and I’m sure I told her Sharon worked with Donny up at the nursery. I thought the woman was sane, like. Perhaps I should visit her again, have it out with her once and for all? I didn’t sleep last night. Sharon’ll cut my bollocks off, she finds out, I’m telling ya.’

‘I wouldn’t visit her again. She’s obviously unhinged, might stab ya,’ chuckled Tony.

‘I’m glad you find it so funny.’

‘Nah, seriously, mate, get your number changed. Either that, or just blank her calls. She’ll soon get bored if she gets no response. They usually do. Having said that, I had one once that turned up at—’

Kenny held his palms up. ‘Please don’t tell me any more. I really don’t fucking want to know.’

‘You sure this outfit doesn’t look too over the top?’ Lori asked Carl. She felt excited, but also as nervous as hell at the thought of spending time with her sons. Her biggest fear was that Brett would ask her about Eric.

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