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‘Because I don’t believe that’s what you want. What about the dress you were planning?’
‘I’ve got plenty of dresses. Well, maybe one or two.’
‘Freya, come on, this isn’t right. I want our wedding day to be something we remember for years and years to come. I like the idea of going back to Corfu.’
‘Yes, me too. I really did. But do you know what? The weather forecast is horrendous. They’re talking snow and thunder storms. The works.’
‘I don’t believe you.’
She let out a sigh and turned to look out of the passenger window.
‘December twenty-second isn’t that far away, you know. Why don’t I make some calls today and see if I can arrange a few things. Maybe you could speak to Emma and let her know we’ll be seeing her soon.’
‘Yeah, OK.’
There was no enthusiasm in her voice at all. Everything felt bleak now that newspaper article was in the public domain.
‘Look, I promised I would sort things out with the newspaper and your father. Trust me, I won’t let him hurt you again.’
‘It isn’t me I’m worried about.’
‘Well, I can look after myself and I have Roger. But if it’s Emma you’re worried about, I can arrange someone to be with her and Yiannis. But I really think it’s jumping the gun. Besides, if we really thought your father was going to start hurting people, I’d want to be talking to the police about it.’
‘Could you arrange it so she wouldn’t know?’
‘Freya, are you serious about this? You really think your father would try to hurt Emma?’
‘Yes, I keep telling you. You have no idea what he’s capable of.’
‘I just think that, given the situation between you, he can’t really make an issue about you telling someone he isn’t coming to our wedding,’ Nicholas said.
‘Perhaps I should invite him.’
That thought made her more alert. That might be a way to get out of all this. She would contact him. She would invite him to the wedding. He might not come. If he did come, she wouldn’t have to spend any time with him. And then it would be over. Her duty would be done and public opinion would be settled.
‘What?! That wasn’t a serious comment, was it?’
‘Well, it would be a sure fire way to settle things down. It would make the media think there was no feud and whoever sold this story to The Gazette wasn’t a credible source. In that case, maybe we should have a huge wedding and get as much publicity as possible.’
‘Freya! Stop this right now. For one, that isn’t the wedding we want and secondly, if you think I’m going to have your father at our wedding, then maybe you’re marrying the wrong man.’ He focused back on the traffic.
‘I don’t want him at our wedding and for what it’s worth, I wish he really was dead. But I’m just trying to think of ways to stop this in its tracks. Because you know what the press are like. They will pick and dig and ferret around and they won’t stop.’
The tears were there again. Filling up her eyes, giving her clouded vision.
‘You have to trust me. I will sort this out. But until I do, would you really like me to get someone to keep an eye on Emma and Yiannis?’
‘Yes, I really would.’
‘Then I’ll arrange it. I’ll get someone over there today and I’ll make sure all the security systems at the villa are checked. OK?’ he asked her.
She nodded.
‘Now, I don’t want you worrying anymore about that damn newspaper article. What I do want you worrying about is wedding dresses, invitations and catering in Corfu.’
She nodded again and smiled, wiping her eyes with her hands.
‘By the way,’ he said pulling the car away as traffic began to move. ‘I love your hair that colour.’
