Chapter 22Just after 7pm they strolled down the stairs and Lex showed Kate into the library, and she was pleasantly surprised to find that although it did indeed contain several massive floor to ceiling bookshelves it wasn’t the imposing, wood panelled room she’d imagined.
It was decorated much more like a lounge, with comfy sofas and wingback armchairs placed to gain the maximum light from the French doors or heat from the beautiful marble fireplace.
Chrissie was sat talking to two people as they entered --a smartly dressed man who looked like he wasn’t short of cash and a woman casually dressed in a pair of black jeans and white T shirt, who turned around as the girls approached.
‘Aunty Sue!’ squealed Lex, as she ran to the woman and hugged her fiercely ‘what a surprise. How are you?
