Chapter 40
The dinner at Chris’ loft had gone very well. Chris was happy to have two of his favourite people in his house. Katrina seemed to like Ruth, and they seemed to get along. Katrina had left with a smile. She was spending the rest of the weekend with some friends in Hannover. Ruth stayed behind and helped tidy up. She was adamant the cook wouldn’t wash up too. He watched her as she loaded the dishwasher. “Would you like to listen to some music?” he asked, clumsily, after thinking about it for some time. “Yes, sure. Whatever you choose” she said cheerfully, busying herself with an oven tray in the sink. “How about some cake?” he offered. Suddenly, she turned the tap off and looked at him, betrayed. “Are you saying there was cake in this house all this time and you didn’t say an
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