“Was that because you were going to be married?”
“Yes… Yes, did I say about that?”
“The fiancé who was behaving in an inappropriate way.”
“Ah… yes.” Yes of course. But what had she told him as Sonia? She couldn’t remember.
Did the silence seem odd to him? Maybe that’s why he then said,
“The whole thing must have disoriented you.”
“I’m not a bit like my normal self. Maybe I should have gone back to work.”
“Maybe you should have gone away on holiday during this period. I assume it was intended to be your honeymoon?”
“Yes. I don’t know why I didn’t. Instead I’ve just not known what to do.”
He leant forward and said,
“But I’m glad you didn’t go away, because I wouldn’t have met you.”
“I feel the same.”
They finished a drink and went for dinner. Flashman’s main dining room was sumpt
