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‘Nick, Freya, this is too much. I don’t know what to say,’ Sam spoke, running his fingers over the watch and admiring it.
‘Don’t say anything. It’s your fortieth birthday. You have to have some nice treats on your fortieth birthday. Besides, it isn’t real gold. But don’t tell the boys,’ Freya whispered, smiling.
‘It’s great, thank you both. Here Jolie, take a look,’ Sam said, passing the box over to his wife.
Nicholas took Freya by the arm and gently pulled her towards him.
‘I thought you didn’t believe in extravagance,’ he whispered to her.
‘I don’t know what you mean.’ She took a swig of her beer.
‘You bought Sam a gold watch.’
‘No flies on you, are there.’
‘I had one just like it until you made me auction it off,’ Nicholas replied.
‘I wanted to get Sam something nice and I never said we couldn’t splash out on our friends. It’s just unnecessary extravagance that pisses me off, like you having five different expensive watches and only two arms to wear them on. Or the fact you used to have four cars and only ever drove one of them.’
‘Alright, you’ve made your point.’
‘He will treasure that watch and now he thinks it isn’t real, he’ll wear it every day at the store. That will give me a little rush of pleasure every time I see it on his wrist,’ Freya explained.
‘If he doesn’t get mugged for it.’
‘You’re a killjoy, Nursie and I cannot take you seriously while you’re wearing a dress.’
‘Well, Doctor, if you promise me a large dose of your bedside manner later, I might let you take it off,’ Nicholas whispered to her.
‘Hello, Freya, would you like a cupcake? I made them myself,’ Brian announced. He appeared at her side, holding a tray of cakes coated in pink icing.
‘Oh did you? Well, Brian, I will take one for later because I think Sam’s starting the barbecue. I hope we’re staying indoors to eat. Are we expecting snow?’ Freya asked, taking a cake.
‘Just to let you know, I ran out of sugar halfway through the recipe so I used bicarbonate of soda instead. Adrian says they taste different to the ones his mother makes,’ Brian told her.
‘I suspect they do. Are you noting this? “Brian Episode” number two,’ Freya whispered to Nicholas.
‘Noted,’ Nicholas answered.
‘Freya, come and meet my sister,’ Jolie ordered and she took Freya’s arm and pulled her away from Nicholas. She led the way out of the glazed doors and towards a group of women on the patio area.
Freya held her breath as the cold wrapped around her.
‘Lisa, this is Freya. Freya, this is my sister, Lisa,’ Jolie introduced. A brown-haired woman of about her age smiled. She was dressed in a Cleopatra outfit.
‘It’s nice to meet you. Don’t you two look alike,’ Freya commented, visually comparing the two women.
‘Everyone says that. I must be wearing well; I’m the eldest,’ Lisa replied.
‘Well, whatever night cream you wear, I’ll endorse it.’
‘Freya’s a photographer, Lisa. She has her own studio in Carlton and the other week, she took some risqué pictures of Kiefer Sutherland,’ Jolie informed her.
‘Oh my God! You know Kiefer Sutherland?!’ Jennifer, one of the other women at the table shrieked. She was dressed in a Princess Leia outfit and her headdress almost fell off.
‘Well, I wouldn’t say I know him. I mean, I met him last week for the photographs and he was really nice but we didn’t do lunch or anything,’ Freya told them.
‘I love him. 24 was one of my favourite shows,’ Jennifer said, her eyes glazing over.
