Chapter 17
Andre arrived on time, and we set off in the Benz, with coffee in thermoses and blankets in the back. ‘Have you worked out where to park?’ he asked.
‘It’s tricky,’ I said. ‘And it doesn’t help that this car is so noticeable. But there’s a spot under some trees near the public toilets. I think if I angle the car a bit, so we’re mostly hidden behind the toilet block, we’ll be right. There’s a hedge along the side, so if we need to get out and sneak towards the pub, we can crouch down behind that.’
‘Get out of the car? Sneak behind the hedge?’ Andre pursed his lips. ‘You said we were just watching.’
‘We are!’ I hoped we’d sit there all night, bored to death. I knew I should be at home but I wouldn’t be able to stand it. Not for a minute. Even though I knew what I was risking wi
