Sarah was about to shoot back something sarcastic when it dawned on her that D probably really didn’t know. She hadn’t been around when Jack had explained it.“She must have still had a key for the Volvo somewhere,” she told D, “and since he wasn’t talking to her, she came to Innsbruck, took the car
Joe’s car 2:00 pmJoe took a slightly out-of-the-way detour to his aunt’s house.Driving through nice scenery, he tried to mentally prepare himself for what lay ahead: an afternoon of being questioned by his Mom and his aunt…He hated to admit it but in this particular case he would have welcomed it
Joe had just enough time to hold the flowers out to the side, before he was pulled into a bear hug, and kissed several times on any part of his face his Mom could reach.Despite the fact that he was absolutely not a big fan of big hugs and family kissing, he endured it willingly and tried his best a
His eyes locked with his mother’s, Joe pondered it for a moment. Then he cleared his throat and dropped his gaze. “It’s not been going too well for quite a while,” he said and shifted his cup on the saucer back and forth.“How long have you been together?” Aunt Tess inquired from his right.“Three y
His jaws still tightly pressed together, Joe briefly considered rejecting any further statements. But then he decided to just get it over with. He cleared his throat.“Yeah, I split up with the blonde one,” he said matter-of-factly. “And before you get wrapped up in the wrong ideas here,” he gave hi
They left the pub a little after nine and said goodbye to David and Colleen at the tube station.They were about to walk down the stairs to the tube and take it back to Liverpool Street station when Rachel announced that she didn’t feel like going back to the hotel just yet. She hadn’t had a chance
Joe shot her an irritated look.She held his gaze and raised her eyebrows. “Are you going there?” The bell rang some more.“Can you stop ringing that frigging bell?” Joe snapped.“Are you going to the cabin?” Sarah asked again, the bell still dangling and ringing.His jaw clenched, Joe’s eyes briefl
Joe nodded, sticking with the non-committal smile. “Yes, I’m here for a little while, and Rick said I could come by and have this checked.” He raised his braced hand.“Oh, what did you do?” Mrs. Mayer asked.Joe shrugged. “Got two fingers stuck in a car door…”Like everyone before her, Mrs. Mayer cr