“Hmm... okay. Though you could have bought him something in London.”
“I know, Mum. I’m sorry. As I say, I lost track of the date, otherwise I definitely would have found him something cool in the city. Get yourself something nice, too?”
“Are you trying to bribe me, sweetheart?” Despite her words, she sounded the tiniest bit mollified.
“Maybe a little bit. But you’re so much better at buying and wrapping presents than me. And Dad’s such a nightmare to buy for!”
“Wrapping presents? So I’m wrapping it now, too, am I?”
If they’d been face to face, Wilkes would have cracked out his sweetest smile and puppy dog eyes, which pretty much always worked on his kind-hearted mother. As it was, he had to settle for a big grin, which he hoped would radiate down the phone. “Well... you wouldn’t want
