Chapter SixIt was Saturday morning in the Talbot’s Hertford residence. Lee stretched his limbs under the duvet, and tried to focus on the ceiling, feeling mildly confused. From time to time a dull thudding in his head intensified, making him wince. This was his punishment for a night out in London with his work mates. A double figure tally of pints, plus the curry and the Flaming Sambucas at the end of the night, before the last minute dash to Liverpool Street to get the last train home – all this added up to create the irregular but persistent hammering inside Lee’s skull. He had the bed to himself but he could hear Kay occasionally moving about downstairs. She had been asleep before he got home, and had not stirred as he fumbled about drunkenly in the dark, struggling to get undressed. I
