“Because there was so much dust and noise from the work Alex was doing in the living-dining area, Kit had set up a temporary office in one corner of her bedroom—a card table, her laptop and a file that was over a foot thick that had been couriered from Sydney. Alex always broke off at lunchtime to make sure she ate. And that Frank ate too, if the older man was helping and hadn’t already left for one of his tri-weekly swims that Doreen insisted he keep up. ‘Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, lovey.... Doctor’s orders.’ Kit had the distinct impression that some days Frank was more of a hindrance than a help. His pleasure at being of use, though, touched her. So did Alex’s patience with him. It was a side she hadn’t seen to Alex before. As the multi-millionaire executive in Sydney, Alex had been demanding, dictatorial and, at times, difficult. He paid his executives top dollar and as a result he expected them to be on the ball—no excuses. But this Alex, the builder-tradesman working on her house in Tuncurry, he was more laid-back, more relaxed.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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