Chapter Twenty-Nine
The streets of Finsbury Park were bustling with activity as Diane made her way from the tube station to Timothy and Lucy’s flat. She had called Timothy two days earlier to ask if she could visit them on Saturday.
“You want to come up to London?” Timothy’s voice had been slightly incredulous on the other end of the line. “You never do that. What’s up, Mum?” He sounded worried.
“Can’t I just take a trip to the city of a Saturday?” Diane didn’t want to worry Timothy needlessly, but she also didn’t want to have this particular conversation on the phone. She needed to witness her son’s reaction in person when she gave him the news. “I haven’t been to London in ages and I have a few errands to run. I thought it might be nice to take the opportunity to have lunch with my so
