Chapter 6
They didn’t talk about it.
Joseph told himself it was because they didn’t have time for such a serious discussion, what with daily Parliamentary business and finalising preparations for presenting the bill, but in truth he was afraid of what Zac might say. And this bothered him, made him jittery when he should have been feeling relieved, put him on edge when he should have been reassured. He should at least say thank you, but to do so would be to acknowledge that it had happened, and just as with Friday night, Joseph wasn’t ready to broach the subject.
His life used to be so certain. He knew what he was doing, where he was going, who he would do it with; and if there was an obstacle, one seemingly insurmountable because of things he’d done in the past, he simply changed direct
