The size and suitability of sailing vessels remained an unspoken topic during subsequent evening walks, the fallout from Emma’s article generating sufficient conversation to fill several audiobooks!
Pierre was waiting for her in the courtyard when she arrived at work the morning after the broadcast and quickly ushered her into the adjoining street. ‘Off-site meeting,’ he said in a low voice. ‘We’ve got about twenty minutes.’
‘Fine by me. Coffee from the kiosk, then the nearest ER?’
Pierre nodded. ‘We separate if we meet any colleagues.’
‘Of course.’
They walked briskly to the corner kiosk, their dialogue restricted to the mundane. Black coffee was purchased without delay and soon they were settled in the shade, their backs to a straggly eucalypt struggling to survive in shallow, dried
