Guilty Pleasures (2011)
“I obliged.
‘I never thought I’d get to meet you,’ I said, passing the biscuits too. ‘And at this time of day – you’re usually such an early bird.’ ‘So long as you pass me message on to Griff,’ he said, which didn’t seem to be a reply to anything. He scoffed half the biscuits. With luck he’d finish the lot. I certainly wouldn’t fancy eating anything he’d touched.
‘I can get him on the phone for you if you like.’ I picked up the handset and held it out to him.
I might have been offering a dead he...dgehog.
‘Word of mouth, that’s how I deal. Got this little item for him. Tell him it’s the usual terms.’ ‘Cash and say nothing to anyone,’ I said. ‘And a cheese sandwich?’ His eyes lit up. ‘Don’t usually get one of them.’ ‘And a drop of cider?’ ‘Now you’re talking.’ I not only talked, I opened the kitchen door and propped it wide. X might be more forthcoming than I’d ever expected but his preparations for the visit hadn’t included much in the way of personal hygiene.MoreLess
‘I never thought I’d get to meet you,’ I said, passing the biscuits too. ‘And at this time of day – you’re usually such an early bird.’ ‘So long as you pass me message on to Griff,’ he said, which didn’t seem to be a reply to anything. He scoffed half the biscuits. With luck he’d finish the lot. I certainly wouldn’t fancy eating anything he’d touched.
‘I can get him on the phone for you if you like.’ I picked up the handset and held it out to him.
I might have been offering a dead he...dgehog.
‘Word of mouth, that’s how I deal. Got this little item for him. Tell him it’s the usual terms.’ ‘Cash and say nothing to anyone,’ I said. ‘And a cheese sandwich?’ His eyes lit up. ‘Don’t usually get one of them.’ ‘And a drop of cider?’ ‘Now you’re talking.’ I not only talked, I opened the kitchen door and propped it wide. X might be more forthcoming than I’d ever expected but his preparations for the visit hadn’t included much in the way of personal hygiene.MoreLess
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