Sea Mistress (2010)
“He dropped his bag on the floor and, without replying, came over to her, dutifully bending to kiss her cheek.
‘Is that all I’m going to get?’ She narrowed her eyes, ‘I’m your wife, not your maiden aunt, or have you forgotten that?’ ‘For the moment,’ Paul said evenly. ‘For now, I want a bath and a change of clothing and then I’m going out on business.’ Bridie felt herself curl into a defensive ball, her hands were clenched together, her shoulders were tense, even her insides seem to tighten in a...nger. ‘What business might that be?’ she asked.
‘I’m going down to the offices, if you must know.’ He shrugged off his topcoat. ‘I’ve got to take over the reins if you are going to be indoors for ever more.’ Panic filled her, he must not look too closely at the books, the private set of books that she kept locked away. One glance would be enough to tell him the profits from the deep sea trips far exceeded the moderate sums he was making on the coastal and short distance trips.MoreLess
‘Is that all I’m going to get?’ She narrowed her eyes, ‘I’m your wife, not your maiden aunt, or have you forgotten that?’ ‘For the moment,’ Paul said evenly. ‘For now, I want a bath and a change of clothing and then I’m going out on business.’ Bridie felt herself curl into a defensive ball, her hands were clenched together, her shoulders were tense, even her insides seem to tighten in a...nger. ‘What business might that be?’ she asked.
‘I’m going down to the offices, if you must know.’ He shrugged off his topcoat. ‘I’ve got to take over the reins if you are going to be indoors for ever more.’ Panic filled her, he must not look too closely at the books, the private set of books that she kept locked away. One glance would be enough to tell him the profits from the deep sea trips far exceeded the moderate sums he was making on the coastal and short distance trips.MoreLess
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