Den of Thieves (2011)
“Both of us avoided each other’s eye as we mingled with the crowd that had gathered to see him off. My lips felt as if they were still burning – my cheeks certainly were – though I tried to behave as normal. Syd moved among his friends, shaking hands, cracking jokes, but something about the set of his shoulders told me that he was acutely aware of my presence wherever I was standing. We knew each other too well, having been together for as long as I could remember: both of us realized that every...thing had changed with that kiss. Today was the first time more than a square mile would come between us. His decision to leave London had stripped off the cosy covers of our relationship, leaving me shivering in the cold light of day as I took stock of where we had reached.
‘All right, Cat? Look after yourself,’ Syd said, reaching me last.
‘I will.’ ‘I hope the move to the new theatre goes well.’ ‘Thanks.’ I risked raising my gaze to his face. His eyes were saying much more than his words, but he gave me a perfunctory shake of the hand before climbing up on the carriage beside Mick Bailey, his manager.MoreLess
‘All right, Cat? Look after yourself,’ Syd said, reaching me last.
‘I will.’ ‘I hope the move to the new theatre goes well.’ ‘Thanks.’ I risked raising my gaze to his face. His eyes were saying much more than his words, but he gave me a perfunctory shake of the hand before climbing up on the carriage beside Mick Bailey, his manager.MoreLess
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