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‘Are you OK?’
It was so good to hear his voice.
‘I’m fine.’
‘Did Roger call you? I told him not to.’
‘Roger? No. Why? Has something happened?’
‘Oh, someone broke a window and flung in a dead crow again.’
‘What?! Again! Is Roger there now? Have you called the police?’
‘Nick, calm down. I can hear you’re driving. I called the police. They’ve been. The window’s fixed and Roger said he’d stay until you got home. He’s getting to know Jolie in the company of Bruce and Cybill while I talk to Jonny.’ She looked to her companion. ‘He’s just turned up, looking like shit I might add, and he’s acting a bit weird. I think it’s woman trouble.’ She smiled and winked at Jonathan.
‘Jonny’s there?’
‘Yeah, he just turned up.’ She moved with the phone, out of the kitchen and into the hallway.
‘I want to speak with him.’
‘Nick, is something wrong? Haven’t we been through the jealousy thing already? He isn’t undressing me with his eyes or any other part of his anatomy. He isn’t even flirting with me yet.’
‘Freya, please. Let me speak with him. Put Jonny on. Now. It’s important.’
She walked back into the kitchen and held out the phone to Jonathan.
‘Nick wants to speak to you.’
Jonathan took the phone and put it to his ear.
‘Hello.’
‘Listen, I know why you’re there and you are not going to tell her anything. Do you hear me?’
‘I don’t know what you mean.’ He forced a smile at Freya.
‘You know exactly what I mean. Don’t piss me off, Jonny! I know all about it. I’ve just been to see your father.’
‘Uh huh. Is that so?’
‘I do not want you to tell her. I mean it. If anyone’s telling her this, it’s me. Have you got that?’
‘I don’t think I can let you do that. I think I need to explain things for myself.’
‘If you tell her, she might never be the same again. How the hell d’you think she’s going to feel about this?’
‘How do you think I feel? How do you think I’ve been feeling?’
‘I am begging you. If you feel anything for her, you’ll leave this to me.’
‘I’m sorry. I can’t.’
24
‘What’s going on? Why did Nick want to speak to you?’
‘There’s something I have to tell you. I should have told you from the start, back when I first found out. But I was scared and my mother was scared, so I blocked it out and tried to put it out of my mind… ignore it if you like.’
