‘Oh, that’s a shame,’ commented Lili.
Abigail didn’t think so.
‘I take it there’s nowhere to buy on site?’
Lili shook her head at Joss. ‘I’m afraid not.’
Joss glanced at Abigail. ‘That’s a shame,’ he said, echoing Lili.
Once again, Abigail didn’t think so. She turned to her friend. ‘I’ll meet you at twelve then, we can have a little catch-up.’
‘Did you bring some lunch?’
Damn.Abigail hadn’t thought of that.
‘You can share mine,’ began Lili.
‘Oh, I couldn’t possibly.’
‘No, you don’t have to do that,’ Joss added. ‘If I could whip into town a bit earlier …’ Joss directed that commented at Lili. ‘Then I could bring Abigail some lunch too and we could all eat together.’ He grinned.
So did Lili. ‘Good idea.’
Abigail frowned at them both. She was being railroaded – and she knew it. Now she didn’t have a choice. ‘I’ll see you later.’ Before she stepped into the house, Abigail eyed the Beetle. She had half a mind to sneak off after her shift and go straight back to the cottage. The trouble was that when it came to Volkswagen Beetles, the bloody engine noise meant you couldn’t sneak off anywhere.
‘See you at twelve, Abi.’
She looked at them both and sighed. ‘Fine.’