straight away. However, you did admit the truth when I gave you a great opportunity not to. If you’re going ahead, I want you to promise me one thing, Eve.”
She nodded vigorously; relieved that he hadn’t said their relationship was all over.
“I want to know if you’re planning to do something that’s risky,” David continued. “I’m here to help you if things take a turn for the worse. I don’t want to lose you, darling.”
Eve flung her arms around David.
“Oh thank you, David. I was so scared of you leaving me, but I had to tell you. I love you so much,” she whispered in his ear before kissing him. David took her hand and led her back upstairs while the bacon slowly burnt to a cinder on the stove.
* * * *
An hour and a half later, David was packed and ready to go home. Eve, meanwhile, was scraping bits of burnt bacon off her pan before deciding to throw the whole lot, saucepan included, into the bin.
David grinned. Eve never had any stamina for housework, but then she could easily afford to buy another saucepan, so why bother?
All of a sudden, David’s expression changed and he wished he was staying with Eve after all.
“I’m going to miss you,” he said, stroking her neck.
“We’re going to see each other later for dinner,” Eve replied, now not minding at all that he was going home.
She would have the rest of the day to think about Lucy’s murder and she was looking forward to getting her brain cells working.
“I know, but it won’t be the same,” David replied.
Eve nearly told him it was his fault that they wouldn’t be staying together, but then she decided to leave it. There was no point going over the same ground again. She had asked him time and time again not to go home and he had refused. Mind you, now she had changed her mind and didn’t want him to stay. She was a little worried that if she said anything, he might have a change of heart and move both himself and Emma in. How on earth would she be able to solve the murder then?
Instead, Eve led David to the door and gave him a long slow kiss.
“You’d better get going. You don’t want to be late picking Emma up from the airport.”
David sighed, wondering if perhaps he was being foolish going back to his own house, but then it wouldn’t be the same staying with Eve if Emma was around. Yes, this was all for the best.
“We’ll pick you up at about eight then,” was all he said.
“Okay, darling. Now, go.”
As David reluctantly left, Eve sighed with relief. Now that she was alone, she could concentrate on solving Lucy’s murder, because solving it was exactly what she was going to do!
Chapter 6
A few hours earlier, just after bumping into Eve, Paul turned up at his brother’s house. Despite it being very early, Kevin was already awake. He was sitting outside on the terrace nursing a mug of black coffee. Paul thought he looked drained.
“Kevin, how are you doing, mate?” he asked, trying to sound upbeat.
Although Kevin had stopped caring about Lucy months ago, he thought that the police would probably consider him to be the number one suspect and he was worried sick.
“Honestly, I haven’t slept a lot, Paul. I kept going through everything in my head. I know the police are going to think that I killed Lucy, but I didn’t; I swear.”
“I believe you, mate. At least there’ll be one other suspect; Lucy’s lover, whoever that might be.”
“Yes, but that’s the problem. I’m not certain who it is. The police will probably think I’m making it up to take the blame away from myself.”
“I hadn’t thought of that.......Anyway, you did say you’d narrowed it down to a couple of people. Don’t keep me in suspense any longer.”
Paul was dying to find out who Kevin thought it was.
“Well, there’s Don Jones for a start.”
“Don!” Paul exclaimed. “I can’t imagine him having an affair. He’s such a quiet chap and a gentleman to boot. On top of everything, Betty would
She nodded vigorously; relieved that he hadn’t said their relationship was all over.
“I want to know if you’re planning to do something that’s risky,” David continued. “I’m here to help you if things take a turn for the worse. I don’t want to lose you, darling.”
Eve flung her arms around David.
“Oh thank you, David. I was so scared of you leaving me, but I had to tell you. I love you so much,” she whispered in his ear before kissing him. David took her hand and led her back upstairs while the bacon slowly burnt to a cinder on the stove.
* * * *
An hour and a half later, David was packed and ready to go home. Eve, meanwhile, was scraping bits of burnt bacon off her pan before deciding to throw the whole lot, saucepan included, into the bin.
David grinned. Eve never had any stamina for housework, but then she could easily afford to buy another saucepan, so why bother?
All of a sudden, David’s expression changed and he wished he was staying with Eve after all.
“I’m going to miss you,” he said, stroking her neck.
“We’re going to see each other later for dinner,” Eve replied, now not minding at all that he was going home.
She would have the rest of the day to think about Lucy’s murder and she was looking forward to getting her brain cells working.
“I know, but it won’t be the same,” David replied.
Eve nearly told him it was his fault that they wouldn’t be staying together, but then she decided to leave it. There was no point going over the same ground again. She had asked him time and time again not to go home and he had refused. Mind you, now she had changed her mind and didn’t want him to stay. She was a little worried that if she said anything, he might have a change of heart and move both himself and Emma in. How on earth would she be able to solve the murder then?
Instead, Eve led David to the door and gave him a long slow kiss.
“You’d better get going. You don’t want to be late picking Emma up from the airport.”
David sighed, wondering if perhaps he was being foolish going back to his own house, but then it wouldn’t be the same staying with Eve if Emma was around. Yes, this was all for the best.
“We’ll pick you up at about eight then,” was all he said.
“Okay, darling. Now, go.”
As David reluctantly left, Eve sighed with relief. Now that she was alone, she could concentrate on solving Lucy’s murder, because solving it was exactly what she was going to do!
Chapter 6
A few hours earlier, just after bumping into Eve, Paul turned up at his brother’s house. Despite it being very early, Kevin was already awake. He was sitting outside on the terrace nursing a mug of black coffee. Paul thought he looked drained.
“Kevin, how are you doing, mate?” he asked, trying to sound upbeat.
Although Kevin had stopped caring about Lucy months ago, he thought that the police would probably consider him to be the number one suspect and he was worried sick.
“Honestly, I haven’t slept a lot, Paul. I kept going through everything in my head. I know the police are going to think that I killed Lucy, but I didn’t; I swear.”
“I believe you, mate. At least there’ll be one other suspect; Lucy’s lover, whoever that might be.”
“Yes, but that’s the problem. I’m not certain who it is. The police will probably think I’m making it up to take the blame away from myself.”
“I hadn’t thought of that.......Anyway, you did say you’d narrowed it down to a couple of people. Don’t keep me in suspense any longer.”
Paul was dying to find out who Kevin thought it was.
“Well, there’s Don Jones for a start.”
“Don!” Paul exclaimed. “I can’t imagine him having an affair. He’s such a quiet chap and a gentleman to boot. On top of everything, Betty would
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