LeatheryJarrod woke to a phone call. It was Jacqui.
“Sorry to wake you so early,” she said, forgoing the usual small talk about how his Christmas had been. “Just letting you know that the release of the photographs is at 11:00 a.m.”
“Hi, Jacqui, yes, Christmas was great, thanks,” said Jarrod calmly and quietly.
“You’ll start to get calls from 7:00 a.m., I’d say,” said Jacqui.
Jarrod looked at his watch as he slipped out of bed and made for the door. He had probably woken Marianne, but she was just happy to close her eyes again and rejoin her dream. He closed the door quietly behind him.
“The billboards go up tonight during the night,” she continued. “But a couple of photos will be made available to a select band of press people in about fifteen minutes, and the official photos will be
