Scratch Deeper (2012)
“She could hear morning TV in the kitchen as she started for the stairs up to her room.
‘Iona? Is that you?’ Curse it, she thought. I just wanted to grab a quick shower and get back to the office. She paused, one hand on the banister. ‘Yeah, hi, Jo. Good night, last night?’ Her housemate appeared in the kitchen doorway. She was wearing tartan pyjamas and suede slippers with fluffy tops. ‘Yes.’ Her eyes travelled up and down Iona. ‘You weren’t in the office all night, were you?’ Iona glanced down... at her crumpled work suit. ‘Oh, no. I . . . just finished late.’ Jo cocked her head to the side, an impish look in her eyes. ‘So, where’ve you been?’ Iona hooked a strand of hair over her ear. ‘Just sorting some stuff.’ ‘Just sorting some stuff?’ Jo let out a deep and dirty laugh. ‘Yeah, it looks like you’ve been sorted. Anyone I know?’ ‘Jo!’ Iona couldn’t keep from smiling. ‘You are such a potty-mouth.’ ‘Come on, you can tell Aunty Jo.’ She beckoned.MoreLess
‘Iona? Is that you?’ Curse it, she thought. I just wanted to grab a quick shower and get back to the office. She paused, one hand on the banister. ‘Yeah, hi, Jo. Good night, last night?’ Her housemate appeared in the kitchen doorway. She was wearing tartan pyjamas and suede slippers with fluffy tops. ‘Yes.’ Her eyes travelled up and down Iona. ‘You weren’t in the office all night, were you?’ Iona glanced down... at her crumpled work suit. ‘Oh, no. I . . . just finished late.’ Jo cocked her head to the side, an impish look in her eyes. ‘So, where’ve you been?’ Iona hooked a strand of hair over her ear. ‘Just sorting some stuff.’ ‘Just sorting some stuff?’ Jo let out a deep and dirty laugh. ‘Yeah, it looks like you’ve been sorted. Anyone I know?’ ‘Jo!’ Iona couldn’t keep from smiling. ‘You are such a potty-mouth.’ ‘Come on, you can tell Aunty Jo.’ She beckoned.MoreLess
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