23 The Set Up‘Thank you William, I don’t know how I can ever repay you. I don’t suppose we’ll ever meet up for a drink or anything like that,’ said McDowell optimistically.
She smiled serenely at the old man standing before her while mounting the all terrain bike that William had given to her in exchange for the one stolen from the dead chef.
‘I don’t suppose we ever will,’ replied William, in his mind picturing the Singapore sunset and tasting the ice-cold beer that he was going to drink all day long.
‘William,’ she said slowly and then paused glumly. ‘Do you suppose there will come a time when women can live normal lives again?’
‘Depends on what you call normal.’
‘Cooking, cleaning. Maybe even having children, like the good old days?’
‘Not in my lifetime Rachel, but there’s always
