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He flashed her a devastating smile and walked out without a look back.
Pe
She climbed out of bed, her hand hovering over Henry’s robe for a moment before she decided against wearing it for a whole host of reasons and settled on her own robe.
She padded downstairs and smiled at her friend Jill standing in the kitchen frying bacon.
Pe
‘That’s a lovely greeting for this time in the morning,’ Jill said.
‘It’s lovely to be woken with the smell of bacon, but you know you don’t have to cook for me any more.’
‘And you know I like to. Tea is in the pot. You can pour me a mug too.’
Pe
Pe
Jill placed a bacon sandwich in front of Pe
‘How are the new neighbours? Henry and Daisy, was it?’
‘Fine, they seem nice, but Daisy is Henry’s daughter not his wife…’
‘Oh.’ Jill took a bite of her sandwich and chewed it thoughtfully, staring at Pe
Pe
There was a knock at the co
Pe
‘Hi, sorry to bother you ladies. Pe
‘Yes of course, it’s in my room, I’ll just get it.’
She ignored the look of surprise from Jill that Henry’s robe was in her bedroom as she stood up and quickly ran upstairs. When she returned a moment later, Henry was sitting down at the table talking to Jill as if he had known her for years. Jill had even made him a mug of tea.
Pe
‘I see you two have met,’ Pe
‘Yes, Jill was just asking me if I was single,’ Henry smirked and then in a theatrical whisper, ‘I think she fancies me.’
Jill laughed. ‘Maybe if I was twenty years younger, but I have been very happily married to my Thomas for nearly twenty-five years now, so I don’t think I’ll be ru
Henry smiled at Jill then transferred his smile to Pe
Pe
‘It’s not a proper date,’ Pe
‘Isn’t it?’ Henry asked, his eyes alight with amusement.
‘No, you’re just doing it to piss Jade off.’
‘That’s one of the reasons but it’s not the only reason.’
She stared at him, his eyes not wavering from her face.
There was a movement behind them and, as they both turned round to see Daisy, Henry purposefully moved away from Pe
‘Can I smell bacon?’ Daisy said, hopefully.
‘Here, I’ll make you a sandwich,’ Jill said, standing up.
Henry frowned. ‘No, Jill, it’s OK. We have bacon next door. The lazy little tyke can make some for herself.’
‘Or, if you were any kind of dad, you could make it for me rather than leaving me to starve.’ Daisy gri
Jill was already at the oven. ‘It’s no bother. Henry, would you like some too?’
‘Well, if you’re making some for lazy bum here, then sure.’
Pe
‘Daisy, this is my lovely friend Jill,’ Pe
‘I love your name,’ Jill said, laying bacon in the pan. ‘It’s very pretty.’
‘I hate it. I think Daisy is a cute name for little girls but I don’t think people will take me seriously as an adult.’
‘Daisy’s a lovely name,’ Pe
Daisy laughed. ‘No one would call their kid Goldilocks.’
‘I wish I was lying but I’m not. And do you want to know what Pe
‘I’m guessing Penelope.’
Pe
Daisy’s eyes lit up and Henry gave a loud bark of a laugh.
‘You’re called Tuppence. That’s your real name?’ Daisy was clearly delighted by this turn of events.
‘Yes. My brother got the worst deal though. His name is Rainbow Sky.’
‘Seriously?’ Daisy giggled.
‘What can I say, our parents were hippies. Everyone just calls him Sky now. I think he had it officially changed by deed poll a few years ago. Although if you ever meet him don’t tell him you know. He never tells anyone his real name.’
Daisy laughed. ‘Thank god you didn’t call me Rainbow or Moonshine.’
‘You see, Daisy is actually quite a normal name,’ Henry said.
Daisy nodded. Her phone beeped in her pocket and Daisy pulled it out. ‘Oh sorry, the battery is dying, I’ll just turn it off.’ She pressed a few buttons and slipped it back into her pocket. ‘That’s what I wanted to ask: the phone reception isn’t great here, are there any places that get better reception?’