we tell the police about this last stuff? We should, shouldn’t we? If he set the fire, I mean… Or is that just me grassing again?”
Nathan and Tom exchange a look, then Tom speaks for them both. “It’s all of us being honest, law-abiding citizens. And, sweetheart, this is serious stuff your Kenny’s got himself into now. Arson, attempted murder, probably attempted abduction too. We’ll definitely tell the police what we think. It’s up to them to prove it. And just assuming they manage to string a few clues together and come up with the right arsonist this time, he’ll only be getting what he deserves. It’s not your responsibility to protect him. He ought to pay for what he’s done. Especially to you. Maybe this time they’ll lock him up for a bit longer.”
That had occurred to me too. “He was sentenced to three years, but he can’t have served more than eighteen months for the ram raids if he’s already out.”
Nathan nods. “Makes your four months look even more outrageous, given what others seem to get away with.”
I shudder. “And, I really thought I’d be going back. Today. If it hadn’t been for Julia Montgomery…” I look up at him again. “It was kind of you to get me a lawyer.”
“Me? Not guilty, Ms McAllister. That was Tom. Eva gave the detailed instructions because we were both in the car on the way down here, we kept losing signal. But it was Tom who remembered that Jules was down in this part of the country visiting someone or other.”
“Yeah,” Tom agrees, “she mentioned her old school reunion last week. I was chatting to her at The Hermitage. You were at the loo I think, love.”
I look from one to the other, baffled. “But I thought… Julia Montgomery said her firm was retained by Darke Associates. That’s your company. Your corporate lawyers…”
Nathan smiles widely. “ Our company. Our corporate lawyers. Who do you think’s the ‘associate’ part. Tom owns fifty percent. I started the company, and then Tom came on board. We just never bothered to change the name. I tend to lead on the regeneration stuff, construction projects, development. Tom leads on rural enterprises, renewable energy, that sort of thing. We each have a few other interests outside the company, small things really, but the bulk of our business activity is a fifty-fifty partnership. I’m the one who always gets rolled out in a suit, and yes, I tend to deal with the lawyers, but golden boy here’s the creative genius” He glances sharply at Tom. “You should have told her all this, bro.”
Tom shrugs. “Never came up. ‘Till now. And if we’re all quite done airing our little secrets, unless you intend to stay and watch, I’d like you to bugger off now. I’m about to fuck my sub until she screams and I don’t intend to share.”
Straight faced, Nathan gets to his feet, downs the remainder of his drink then nods politely to me. He turns to Tom. “Now that’s downright unsociable, but hey, I’ll leave you two to work up an appetite. I suppose I could always phone Eva and talk dirty with her—usually gets me my reward in the end. So, I’ll see you in the restaurant. Will an hour be enough time?”
Grinning, Tom turns to me, hunched up on the bed, my face burning, mortified at their casual exchange. “What do you think, Ashley, can I make you scream in an hour? You were saying you wanted a decent fuck, and I did promise you a spanking too. Will that be enough time for you? I wouldn’t want you to feel—hurried.” He waits a moment, then, “Ashley? An hour?”
My mind rapidly becoming a blank I mumble my response. “I, yes, yes—that should be fine. Thank you.” The door closes behind Nathan with a soft click, an instant before I’m grabbed and flipped onto my stomach, the towel sailing through the air.
Chapter Nine
As I snuggle up in bed next to Tom, the crisp white hotel sheets cool against my naked skin, I’m reflecting drowsily on what a bizarre day it has
Nathan and Tom exchange a look, then Tom speaks for them both. “It’s all of us being honest, law-abiding citizens. And, sweetheart, this is serious stuff your Kenny’s got himself into now. Arson, attempted murder, probably attempted abduction too. We’ll definitely tell the police what we think. It’s up to them to prove it. And just assuming they manage to string a few clues together and come up with the right arsonist this time, he’ll only be getting what he deserves. It’s not your responsibility to protect him. He ought to pay for what he’s done. Especially to you. Maybe this time they’ll lock him up for a bit longer.”
That had occurred to me too. “He was sentenced to three years, but he can’t have served more than eighteen months for the ram raids if he’s already out.”
Nathan nods. “Makes your four months look even more outrageous, given what others seem to get away with.”
I shudder. “And, I really thought I’d be going back. Today. If it hadn’t been for Julia Montgomery…” I look up at him again. “It was kind of you to get me a lawyer.”
“Me? Not guilty, Ms McAllister. That was Tom. Eva gave the detailed instructions because we were both in the car on the way down here, we kept losing signal. But it was Tom who remembered that Jules was down in this part of the country visiting someone or other.”
“Yeah,” Tom agrees, “she mentioned her old school reunion last week. I was chatting to her at The Hermitage. You were at the loo I think, love.”
I look from one to the other, baffled. “But I thought… Julia Montgomery said her firm was retained by Darke Associates. That’s your company. Your corporate lawyers…”
Nathan smiles widely. “ Our company. Our corporate lawyers. Who do you think’s the ‘associate’ part. Tom owns fifty percent. I started the company, and then Tom came on board. We just never bothered to change the name. I tend to lead on the regeneration stuff, construction projects, development. Tom leads on rural enterprises, renewable energy, that sort of thing. We each have a few other interests outside the company, small things really, but the bulk of our business activity is a fifty-fifty partnership. I’m the one who always gets rolled out in a suit, and yes, I tend to deal with the lawyers, but golden boy here’s the creative genius” He glances sharply at Tom. “You should have told her all this, bro.”
Tom shrugs. “Never came up. ‘Till now. And if we’re all quite done airing our little secrets, unless you intend to stay and watch, I’d like you to bugger off now. I’m about to fuck my sub until she screams and I don’t intend to share.”
Straight faced, Nathan gets to his feet, downs the remainder of his drink then nods politely to me. He turns to Tom. “Now that’s downright unsociable, but hey, I’ll leave you two to work up an appetite. I suppose I could always phone Eva and talk dirty with her—usually gets me my reward in the end. So, I’ll see you in the restaurant. Will an hour be enough time?”
Grinning, Tom turns to me, hunched up on the bed, my face burning, mortified at their casual exchange. “What do you think, Ashley, can I make you scream in an hour? You were saying you wanted a decent fuck, and I did promise you a spanking too. Will that be enough time for you? I wouldn’t want you to feel—hurried.” He waits a moment, then, “Ashley? An hour?”
My mind rapidly becoming a blank I mumble my response. “I, yes, yes—that should be fine. Thank you.” The door closes behind Nathan with a soft click, an instant before I’m grabbed and flipped onto my stomach, the towel sailing through the air.
Chapter Nine
As I snuggle up in bed next to Tom, the crisp white hotel sheets cool against my naked skin, I’m reflecting drowsily on what a bizarre day it has
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