Chapter Nine
Gilly, Stella & ‘Robbie’
“Where have you arranged to meet him?” asked Stella via the wonders of Skype at it connected Kent with Surrey.
And free of charge.
Eight days had passed since Gilly had taken the keys from her husband’s key ring, effectively locking him out of the house, and after a succession of growingly desperate unanswered messages the two women had decided Robert — or ‘Robbie’ — was ripe for the taking.
“In a Café Nero in the middle of Croydon,” Gilly told her. “I thought the busier the better.”
“Good call,” Stella agreed. “Less likelihood of him creating a scene or getting violent with people around.
There was silence at the Surrey end of the connection and Stella quickly added:
“Not that I think there’s any chance of him doing that — not with you, anyway
