“No, I understand that, of course. We can meet up. That’s no problem. I work at home a lot but my office is in London, so I’m here quite often. It will probably be Tuesdays that I need you to do this, so we could meet on a Monday night and I can give you the money then.”
Nick momentarily considered asking what was special about Tuesdays, but instead he let it pass. “And how long does this go on for? I mean, when I’ve done it once, will that be it?”
“I don’t know. We’ll just have to wait and see.” “And how does me telling you that Lee has got on a train tell you whether he’s having an affair or not? I don’t really understand that.”
“Well…” her mind sought frantically for something convincing. “It’s a complicated situation Nick, and I’m still working it out myself; but that’s the whole po
