the gym.”
David was flabbergasted. He had been seeing Eve for well over a year and she was still surprising him. He would never have thought she would have enjoyed cycling. Eve always went for the best and he thought that she would have thought a bicycle beneath her, but he was wrong.
“You can cycle, can’t you David?” Eve asked, grinning.
She knew he would be surprised by this revelation of hers.
“What? Oh, yes, of course. Though it’s a few years since I’ve been on a bike.”
“Don’t worry; I’ll help you if you get into any difficulties!”
David grinned. How could he ever have thought of leaving Eve for Sophie? He actually hadn’t put it into words, but the thought had been there in the deepest recesses of his mind. However, no woman had ever continued to surprise him like Eve did.
“Come on,” Eve said. “We’d better head back to the hotel for dinner. It’s getting late and I’m starving.”
“You always are. I don’t know how you manage to keep so thin.”
“Just lucky I suppose. I must be to have met you.”
“Eve, you’re being very soppy today.”
“I know, but you love it,” she said, putting her arm through his.
“Yes, I suppose I do, but only sometimes!”
* * *
That evening Eve and David sat in the restaurant in the hotel. She was eating roasted pumpkin tortellini with a cherry tomato salsa, feta and basil, while he had chosen Black Angus sirloin steak with sautéed potatoes, broccoli, herbed mushrooms, smoked paprika aioli and a red wine jus. They were both savoring their food, finding it delicious, and Eve was impressed that there was more than one vegetarian choice. They shared another bottle of champagne with the meal which was David’s idea. Eve protested saying he had paid enough, but then felt guilty when she saw his face fall. He wanted to treat her to a wonderful couple of days so why didn’t she keep her mouth shut. She was always spending money on him; now he wanted to spend some on her for a change.
“Sorry, darling,” Eve said, feeling awful. I would love some more champagne, if that’s what you want.”
“It is and I can afford it,” David replied.
“I’ll say no more then and I’ll just enjoy the champagne. It is my favorite drink after all.”
“I know,” David smiled
After a few sips of champagne, Eve dared to bring up the subject of Joanna.
“I know you don’t much like to talk about her, but I wonder if the police have caught Joanna yet.”
“I don’t mind talking about it as long as you’re not doing anything about it!”
“There’s not much I can do unless we bump into her, is there?”
“Don’t say you would tackle her again?
“I’d have to David. She’ll only move on if she knows I’ve seen her. Then the police will have little chance of catching her, like now. They have hardly any chance of finding her. I bet she’s changed her appearance again to make it difficult for people to recognize her. Wouldn’t you do anything if you saw her?”
“Honestly, I don’t know, Eve. Yes, I want her caught after what she did to me, but I have an awful feeling that she would overpower me or outwit me if I tackled her. She’s too clever.”
“You’re probably right, but if we were together we might manage it.”
“Yes, possibly.”
They both became quiet for a short while and then Eve spoke, changing the subject completely. She found herself not so bothered about Joanna that evening. The whole day with David had been wonderful and she wanted it to continue. She was hardly likely to bump into Joanna here, so she could leave it on a back burner for a while and just enjoy her time with David. Even Sophie had almost faded into the background.
After they’d had some very calorific desserts, David asked Eve if she’d like to go to the bar for a nightcap.
“I don’t think so, do you?’ she replied. “I think a better idea would be to go upstairs to bed. What do you think?”
“Oh, I think that’s a perfect idea,
David was flabbergasted. He had been seeing Eve for well over a year and she was still surprising him. He would never have thought she would have enjoyed cycling. Eve always went for the best and he thought that she would have thought a bicycle beneath her, but he was wrong.
“You can cycle, can’t you David?” Eve asked, grinning.
She knew he would be surprised by this revelation of hers.
“What? Oh, yes, of course. Though it’s a few years since I’ve been on a bike.”
“Don’t worry; I’ll help you if you get into any difficulties!”
David grinned. How could he ever have thought of leaving Eve for Sophie? He actually hadn’t put it into words, but the thought had been there in the deepest recesses of his mind. However, no woman had ever continued to surprise him like Eve did.
“Come on,” Eve said. “We’d better head back to the hotel for dinner. It’s getting late and I’m starving.”
“You always are. I don’t know how you manage to keep so thin.”
“Just lucky I suppose. I must be to have met you.”
“Eve, you’re being very soppy today.”
“I know, but you love it,” she said, putting her arm through his.
“Yes, I suppose I do, but only sometimes!”
* * *
That evening Eve and David sat in the restaurant in the hotel. She was eating roasted pumpkin tortellini with a cherry tomato salsa, feta and basil, while he had chosen Black Angus sirloin steak with sautéed potatoes, broccoli, herbed mushrooms, smoked paprika aioli and a red wine jus. They were both savoring their food, finding it delicious, and Eve was impressed that there was more than one vegetarian choice. They shared another bottle of champagne with the meal which was David’s idea. Eve protested saying he had paid enough, but then felt guilty when she saw his face fall. He wanted to treat her to a wonderful couple of days so why didn’t she keep her mouth shut. She was always spending money on him; now he wanted to spend some on her for a change.
“Sorry, darling,” Eve said, feeling awful. I would love some more champagne, if that’s what you want.”
“It is and I can afford it,” David replied.
“I’ll say no more then and I’ll just enjoy the champagne. It is my favorite drink after all.”
“I know,” David smiled
After a few sips of champagne, Eve dared to bring up the subject of Joanna.
“I know you don’t much like to talk about her, but I wonder if the police have caught Joanna yet.”
“I don’t mind talking about it as long as you’re not doing anything about it!”
“There’s not much I can do unless we bump into her, is there?”
“Don’t say you would tackle her again?
“I’d have to David. She’ll only move on if she knows I’ve seen her. Then the police will have little chance of catching her, like now. They have hardly any chance of finding her. I bet she’s changed her appearance again to make it difficult for people to recognize her. Wouldn’t you do anything if you saw her?”
“Honestly, I don’t know, Eve. Yes, I want her caught after what she did to me, but I have an awful feeling that she would overpower me or outwit me if I tackled her. She’s too clever.”
“You’re probably right, but if we were together we might manage it.”
“Yes, possibly.”
They both became quiet for a short while and then Eve spoke, changing the subject completely. She found herself not so bothered about Joanna that evening. The whole day with David had been wonderful and she wanted it to continue. She was hardly likely to bump into Joanna here, so she could leave it on a back burner for a while and just enjoy her time with David. Even Sophie had almost faded into the background.
After they’d had some very calorific desserts, David asked Eve if she’d like to go to the bar for a nightcap.
“I don’t think so, do you?’ she replied. “I think a better idea would be to go upstairs to bed. What do you think?”
“Oh, I think that’s a perfect idea,
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