I want to be in the car park when they arrive.’
‘Okay, okay.’
‘Is everything ready for them, toys “hidden” where they can’t avoid finding them. From what I’ve heard you saying this past week, almost constantly for god sake, you probably want to be somewhere else right now. XXX First of all…’
The rest of what he said was lost as David and Jennifer ran back across the car park and back to Jennifer’s room. ‘When I came to collect my clothes you borrowed, Alessa said I was to be careful around you until she gave her “permission”, that I wasn’t even to touch you without her say so.’
Jennifer felt a moments irritation, quickly suppressed, at what could be considered to be an unwarranted intrusion, then said, ‘Oh, that’s just Alessa being a bit over-protective.’
‘Then it’s…’
And
