CHAPTER 24
Sunday is a good day.
I take Sammy for a long walk in the park while Jeff is busy. It’s a beautiful, sunny day, and after an hour walking, Sammy and I are both roasting, the difference being that I’m sweaty and Sammy is just panting. When I get home, I fill the tub with hot water and have a good, long soak.
When I get downstairs in my pyjamas, ready for a lazy night on the couch in front of the TV and perhaps a glass of wine, a wonderful smell of tacos fills my nose. Sammy has clearly noticed too because he hovers in the dining room doorway.
Jeff waits for me at the dining table, dressed in his best black jeans, the white shirt that Leeanne mended for him and a black waistcoat over it. I’m not used to seeing him look so smart, but it suits him.
“What’s this?” I ask as he pu
