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‘Well, she actually came up with a different suggestion.’
‘Oh?’
‘She thought we might consider getting married in Corfu.’
‘And what did you think about that idea?’
‘What do you think?’
‘I asked first.’ He smiled.
‘I quite like the idea. It’s probably one of the only places in the world where we might actually get some privacy. We could stay with Emma and Yiannis at the villa and we could spend our honeymoon there, visiting all the places we didn’t get to see together last time.’
‘I think it sounds like a fantastic idea.’
‘So shall we do it? The beach might be out, it’s warmer than here but…’
‘How about up at the fort? At sunset.’
‘That sounds perfect.’
She touched his cheek with her hand and moved forward to kiss him.
‘I love you,’ she whispered.
‘I love you too.’
He kissed her cheek then entered the security code for the front gate into the pad.
‘Notice anything? No photographers,’ he stated, leading the way through the gate as it swung open.
‘We are going to be B-list celebrities before too much longer.’
‘Well that wouldn’t bother me. We would save a fortune on tea.’
As they approached the front porch, Freya saw Willis sat by the door clawing savagely at something lying on the deck.
‘Oh, Nick he’s got a bird or something. Urgh, go and stop him.’ She turned away and concentrated on finishing her ice cream.
‘It’s a crow. Hey, boy, get off it. Let me open the door and you can go inside,’ he said to the cat, kicking the dead bird out of his reach.
‘Is it dead?’ Freya called.
‘Yeah, it’s dead. Looks like it flew into the front door. The glass is smashed.’
Freya looked up at their front door and observed the jagged edges where the circular panel of glass had been.
‘Looks like I’ll have to call a glazier. I’m surprised it didn’t set the alarm off. It must have hit quite hard,’ Nicholas said, pushing open the door.
‘Um, I think I might have forgotten to set the alarm when we left,’ she admitted.
‘Freya! You must set the alarm! Remember you promised. You said you’d cope with an alarm as long as we didn’t have the electric fence or CCTV. You have to keep your end of the bargain.’
‘I know, I know and I usually do. I just forgot. Blame Bruce and the lure of the spring rolls. Urgh! God, Willis, don’t rub your face against me; it’s got feathers and guts all over it.’ She tried to evade the cat by hopping from one foot to the other.
‘I’ll call the window guys, see if they can come out tonight.’ He headed into the kitchen.
‘Ooh, move the dead bird first please. I’m sure I read somewhere that crows are unlucky.’
