A petite lady wearing a bright pink sundress and floppy straw hat signalled back. She was standing with the St John’s Ambulance volunteers and used a series of exaggerated gestures to bring Danny’s attention to their rainbow-striped epaulettes. Satisfied he’d seen, she headed toward him.
“The police and Fire Service are wearing them, too,” said Danny as his mother approached. “Their idea, not mine.”
“Really? Well, I never. And this must be Kate.” Mrs. Jessop grasped Kate’s hand and shook it vigorously. “How lovely to meet you. My, my, you are pretty, and you’ve been so good to my son this year.”
“Thank you, it was my pleasure.” Kate noticed Mrs. Jessop’s broad, toothy smile was identical to her son’s, and her dark eyes shone with the same mischievous sparkle. “He’s a good friend to me,
