Broken Rainbows (2013)
“‘That was some meal your mother organised.’ ‘Christmas leftovers.’ ‘Didn’t taste like any leftovers to me.’ He shifted the umbrella he was holding over both of them, pushing it against the wind that was driving the rain into their faces. ‘What are these church socials like?’ ‘Boring.’ ‘Then why are we going?’ ‘Because there’s nothing else to do in Pontypridd on a Sunday night. Nothing respectable, that is.’ Anthea brushed an imaginary fleck of dust from Richard’s greatcoat as she tightened her ...hold on his arm.
‘What if we looked for something else?’ ‘You trying to corrupt me, Captain Reide?’ ‘Most definitely. But what about your parents? We told them that we’d be at the social.’ ‘If they ask, I’ll say we got sidetracked.’ ‘Won’t they be mad at you?’ ‘Possibly, but I can handle them.’ ‘I’m not so sure. Your father watches you like a hawk, and me like a buzzard. And with good reason. I know that if I was ever lucky enough to have a daughter like you I’d do exactly the same, and God help the fellow who dared ask her for a date.MoreLess
‘What if we looked for something else?’ ‘You trying to corrupt me, Captain Reide?’ ‘Most definitely. But what about your parents? We told them that we’d be at the social.’ ‘If they ask, I’ll say we got sidetracked.’ ‘Won’t they be mad at you?’ ‘Possibly, but I can handle them.’ ‘I’m not so sure. Your father watches you like a hawk, and me like a buzzard. And with good reason. I know that if I was ever lucky enough to have a daughter like you I’d do exactly the same, and God help the fellow who dared ask her for a date.MoreLess
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