Chapter Five
Tuesday 30th June
I have been running around the house all day like a headless chicken! Steph won’t be here until about 5.30pm but I leapt out of bed at 6am, cleaned the house from top to bottom, chased Copper around the garden until I finally managed to get a new flea collar on him, started a beef casserole slow cooking, had a bath and picked fresh veg -- all by lunchtime!
I’ve been trying to sit and write but I can’t keep my mind on the plot and lets face it my detectives never face the great Moriarty so my plots aren’t exactly convoluted!
It’s no good; I have to keep active so I’m going for a long overdue workout in the garage!
The doorbell rings at 4.15pm and I’m actually so into my exercising that I curse at the interruption.
‘Who is it?’ I pant into the intercom, s
