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‘That I’m sort of going on a date with her on Tuesday. It’s not a proper date, I can cancel if you want.’
‘Dad, I want you to go out on dates. It’s high time you got yourself a nice woman to look after you. I’m certainly tired of doing it.’ She gri
‘Watch your language.’
‘It’s true though, she was.’
‘I know she was, but I still don’t want you to use words like that.’
‘Give me one word to describe your ex-girlfriend that isn’t a swear word.’
Henry couldn’t. ‘OK, no one like Emily, I promise.’
‘But I don’t think you should go out with Pe
‘Why not?’
‘She’s… vulnerable. She’s like those puppies you see in the advert for the dogs’ homes, those ones that have been beaten or neglected.’
Jeez, the kid was astute.
‘I know there have been other women beyond the ones that you have dated seriously, the ones that never get brought back to the house, that you meet up with occasionally and…’ Daisy waved her hand vaguely. Henry blushed. Shit, he thought he had been discreet. ‘Pe
‘Wise words for someone so young.’
Daisy smiled and carried on with her unpacking.
Could he give Pe
Chapter Six
Pe
She quickly pulled out her headphones. ‘How long have you two being standing there?’
‘Long enough to hear your beautiful voice,’ Henry smirked.
‘And long enough to see your wonderful dancing,’ Daisy said, trying to hold back a giggle.
Pe
‘I’m just checking it’s OK for Daisy to hang out with you for a few hours?’ Henry said, wrapping an affectionate arm around his daughter.
‘Of course you can,’ Pe
‘Just tell her to clear out if she starts to a
Daisy laughed.
‘There’s an old jacket of mine next door in the cloakroom. It’s thin and lightweight but will keep you warm. There’s also an old pair of steel-capped boots and some gloves, go and put them on and then I’ll show you a few things.’
Daisy disappeared into the cloakroom, leaving Henry standing there staring at her.
After a long while he finally spoke. ‘Thank you for doing this, you’re very kind. She has a huge passion for art, especially sculpture. She took a wood carving course over the summer so she loves stuff like this. But, seriously, if she gets in your way just tell her to get out.’
‘She won’t be in my way.’
Henry continued to stare at her. He ran his hand over the stubble on his head awkwardly. ‘Listen, about our date on Tuesday…’
‘I’m ready,’ Daisy a
Pe
Daisy walked in and looked at the sculpture in awe and Pe
‘Can I touch it?’
‘Yes of course,’ Pe
‘It’s fine, you can’t harm it, it’s perfectly dry too. It hasn’t been out of the freezer long enough for it to start to melt yet.’
Daisy tentatively reached out to touch it. Pe
‘I’ll leave you ladies to it,’ Henry smiled at her sadly and then left, closing the door behind him, leaving Pe
‘So I thought you might want to have a go yourself, if I show you the basic skills.’
Daisy turned to her with wonder and excitement in her eyes. ‘Really?’
‘Yes, it’s quite easy to learn the basics and your dad says that you’ve already learned some wood carving so the skills are completely transferable. I’ve cut up a block into two smaller blocks for you to have a play with, create whatever you want. Now normally I put a template on the side of the ice and go over the lines lightly with this chisel, but you can just draw your own design with it.’ Pe
‘Can I use the chainsaw?’ Daisy said, keenly.
Pe
‘An angel,’ Daisy said, staring at Pe
‘Yes, if you want to, but that’s quite a tricky piece to do, especially on a small scale. But go for it, if that’s what you want.’ Pe
Daisy picked up the chisel and held it in her hand and then started chipping away, very carefully, onto the flat face of one of the smaller ice blocks Pe
‘Give me a shout when you want to use the die grinder and I’ll start you off,’ Pe
Daisy chipped away silently for a few minutes. It was nice for Pe