You Had Me At Hello. Mhairi McFarlane
Чтение книги онлайн.

Читать онлайн книгу You Had Me At Hello - Mhairi McFarlane страница 24

Название: You Had Me At Hello

Автор: Mhairi McFarlane

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Современные любовные романы

Серия:

isbn: 9780007560455

isbn:

СКАЧАТЬ done really well,’ Ben says, remembering himself, and I can see he’s surprised at his own lapse in tact. ‘I was skint after graduating that’s all, and I was only qualified to study more. Can’t even teach English abroad without a TEFL. And I’m not cut out for journalism like Rachel. I could never buckle down and hit deadlines the way she could.’

      I know he’s trying to repair the ‘good for nothing’ damage and, while I appreciate it, I still feel a little wounded. I feel his eyes on me and pretend to be fussing with putting my coat on my chair to avoid his gaze.

      Simon returns with two chunky lowball glasses full of ice. ‘Lemon in the vodka … lime in the G&T.’

      ‘Thanks,’ we twitter in unison.

      He gets a round in without getting another for himself? I’ll have to tell Rhys these men do exist. He’d probably recommend Simon donate his brain to medical science. Immediately.

      We do the obligatory amount of ‘getting to know you’ chat, and after establishing Caroline’s an accountant, Simon goes off on a tangent with her.

      ‘How’s Abigail?’ I ask Ben.

      Abigail, Ben’s bug-eyed, skinny little sister, was around thirteen or fourteen when we were students. Ben doted on her in the way much older brothers usually do. Ben warned me before I met her that she had Asperger Syndrome, which meant she said whatever was in her head, with no checks, balances or social graces. Sounds no different to most of my family and my boyfriend, I joked, though privately I was apprehensive. What if she asked why I had sideburns? When I met her, I found she was one of those rare people who have few unkind impulses or nasty thoughts so it didn’t matter as much as it might have. She admired a knitted hat I had bought at the student market, with: ‘Can I have it, please?’ Ben was appalled.

      Afterwards, I sent her one similar. Ben said she was so pleased she was ‘practically in tears, the gimp’, even though it was so large for her it made her ‘look like one of the aliens from Mars Attacks’. He reported this in a letter, having taken the unusual step of writing to me during the holiday break.

      ‘Abi is,’ Ben smiles, ‘really well, actually. She has a part-time job in a travel agent’s. My aunt works there so she looks out for her. And she still lives with my mum, so it’s good knowing neither of them are on their own.’

      I remember how much he used to worry. ‘That’s great.’

      I recall the way Abigail once attached herself to me, and say: ‘I bet she loves having a sister-in-law.’

      Ben grimaces. ‘Hmm, she did at first.’

      I make a questioning face.

      ‘Abi assumed she was going to be a bridesmaid at our wedding. Liv had already asked her two friends. She said she wasn’t going to sack one of them because Abi jumped the gun. And Liv said if she had Abi, she’d have to have her demonic nieces and she wanted to avoid that at all costs. I tried to explain Abi’s not manipulative, she doesn’t understand. Well, you know how she is.’

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAu4AAASICAIAAADDAt3gAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJ bWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAA2dpVFh0WE1MOmNvbS5hZG9iZS54bXAAAAAAADw/eHBhY2tldCBiZWdp bj0i77u/IiBpZD0iVzVNME1wQ2VoaUh6cmVTek5UY3prYzlkIj8+IDx4OnhtcG1ldGEgeG1sbnM6 eD0iYWRvYmU6bnM6bWV0YS8iIHg6eG1wdGs9IkFkb2JlIFhNUCBDb3JlIDUuMy1jMDExIDY2LjE0 NTY2MSwgMjAxMi8wMi8wNi0xNDo1NjoyNyAgICAgICAgIj4gPHJkZjpSREYgeG1sbnM6cmRmPSJo dHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8xOTk5LzAyLzIyLXJkZi1zeW50YXgtbnMjIj4gPHJkZjpEZXNjcmlw dGlvbiByZGY6YWJvdXQ9IiIgeG1sbnM6eG1wTU09Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEu MC9tbS8iIHhtbG5zOnN0UmVmPSJodHRwOi8vbnMuYWRvYmUuY29tL3hhcC8xLjAvc1R5cGUvUmVz b3VyY2VSZWYjIiB4bWxuczp4bXA9Imh0dHA6Ly9ucy5hZG9iZS5jb20veGFwLzEuMC8iIHhtcE1N Ok9yaWdpbmFsRG9jdW1lbnRJRD0ieG1wLmRpZDo0MkI2ODUyQjE4MjA2ODExODNEMTkyMjQzNzBC QUI5QiIgeG1wTU06RG9jdW1lbnRJRD0ieG1wLmRpZDoxMUI3ODBGQTkxOEExMUUzQTM4QUMzMDAz OThDNjc1OSIgeG1wTU06SW5zdGFuY2VJRD0ieG1wLmlpZDoxMUI3ODBGOTkxOEExMUUzQTM4QUMz MDAzOThDNjc1OSIgeG1wOkNyZWF0b3JUb29sPSJBZG9iZSBQaG90b3Nob3AgQ1M2IChNYWNpbnRv c2gpIj4gPHhtcE1NOkRlcml2ZWRGcm9tIHN0UmVmOmluc3RhbmNlSUQ9InhtcC5paWQ6Rjg3RjEx NzQwNzIwNjgxMTgwODNEOTI0N0YxRDg1MzEiIHN0UmVmOmRvY3VtZW50SUQ9InhtcC5pZDo0QkI2 ODUyQjE4MjA2ODExODNEMTkyMjQzNzBCQUI5QiIvPiA8L3JkZjpEZXNjcmlwdGlvbj4gPC9yZGY6 UkRGPiA8L3g6eG1wbWV0YT4gPD94cGFja2V0IGVuZD0iciI/PjXStTsAFVz7SURBVHjaTL3Jsi1Z ch22oz/t7V6bHVAoFDojjJKogQYSpxrxLzSCmWBgVaEKgPQD0kS/Q6NJAEQTCXEgiUY0RDErK9uX L1977z39iV6r2XGzEkDi5bv3xInYsbf7cvfly5N3332dZVkIoWvbNAljkiRploQwhqRp6vlshr84 HY9t2yyXiywvB/zqMHRdh0/hV9MsG8fxdDyk45BlOf6nH8asKPuhb5umKrIvfvEPr7979U/+2T8r q3Loh6EfZ/Ml/n81X/R9hw/iy/AVTduEcUhGfC2+PKRpOvQ9/lwUBb5r7PuiLNu2X6yWu/0mTYv1 +rI+n7u+TXkLuEBWVvP9bru9fVsWWciropp9+8Vn/9e//le//4f/9L/+b/+7EJJhGMdh7PDvrg5j 9/q776rl6vnz53Xd4CvyPO/xjSG8ffXd8bD90R/8kzJftH0/jn1ZFcfDcbFYF1WFdcAN4s7DOGIF 5qvV6XDAB3G3+M9hHHiTy8XYNfi7kGZlOU8yrMnw3ef/+bDb/+AP/un68rKr6/q8x6OuL6/Px1NI k745neo2rxZ5nrz81ad/89f/x3//L/7Fb/zo97f784Cnxf9mGZYIL6KsZniSLEvbrsOV86LCn/sO b68p8AxFMQ4DXgtubxgG/HfbtZvbdxdXNyFJsUxY0qau0zSZVeVhv8dtr6+u+RayHB8Zk3Q2n7dt i88WRZngpWIFOryIFI+Az+IbsJK6Np6VX5JmfAODXm1W4DZz3Ax+mnIp2izNurZ+8+rb5x9+9Pmn n+KrP/nBD5brdVbMhpHLyO2GvYaLpml9rv3yx6FerK5xycPudrW+LKp53TT4Qc9tgOfNuq7hh/Tb XdOWsxmvoAdMsDJtg3XI8rypmxQ7ig824s7zLDufT9VsxocaevxO03S4Z3xR0D8jXisugr3Hfagz wCPBo4EvLaoS18E9JNM/gRfX3es7sA7+Iz6GE9J3LV4WvpaL1XN9cGX+Gn7Kd8SXgY2H6+DQ4QVy MXGFJFRl1bcdNjyW63w64iXyAXQ0y7LER/wq8XmsYco7HPqux4/GUUtUFPg33sv5dMKazBbzru34 drCFjvvtZnNx8wirhfWpjwe8xsVymZelnwUfaft2vljign1zHvjqA9a8KIv9djubLwadIjxjUc75 SD12++p42K8WCzzd3e17/HuxWjf1SVsl4JDioWZVdT6f8clqNsdHZnpfePv4Tpxd2Bl8N44xVg57 hh9McfBLWqSAF5cl3GBYebys8v3r15fXN7AzWJK7d++urq+w/0/HE1ZqtsBlMy7+0KcJ3leFpcD6 bO5ux6HD68aPynKJ/YtfydIKj5hkCZ4BbwSPiRcOk4Vvxw3jdQx9wGHs2zMW/Or66f54+A///t/9 5o9+uL64ghnEXspSGMYDbhIrPFtd3L2/xUvPC368rKqU7xo7h1sRK4Z/46SnWc7dJauFh8Lp5bfD PvRdcz7jkfFP32MNWqwqDlnb4kSkuCtZOZzQYX844Ee4yd12g1vIy+K035e4ejkbsXlS7fZ+xJvF 91fzJewtvgrLjsfrta2xLfHqsXtwdWwcmC9YZix41/br9cVIU9wmaT72Ld6RXQOPPLcZLoVDeuLu lX2A1cMFsQkLPSPeCNZKT5Ft7+/v37179tFHOAIwsHjMxWr1+ttvTsfdk2cf4OHxyNUcm4FWFB8/ n84JHQveCJxIzn3ODXhOQyhnfFPYSOVsjlXAocANrS8uWuxqfF9zxo+wP7GphhFvMcWGOZ8O2C+4 O7yItmkLuaq6qbEO2Gw0DrxOg/XDJ3AR3DkugoMgK3TiLaRY9jMMHuwhLEvPt8Ltii/yEYAZwSE9 Hw5VVcLX4IZhTr0CsIx4alyE765raUHG5Hg8YZ2z0P1v/+v/Mqtm/8Mf/Y+X14963CTecX0q8irj lsoOxyMdK55TtoK7BbYUDqLrUm1NfALX7/iO6KlpZrp2uVrjkGKf0CbgsWVk+NVaXLwsLCMuKGvD y9Cr4QpY8ZSvG7+U8oMDTWhIcCPYBhkNF7eHLFtqE4elw+1i58PkYpfi2/EVsBK4XSw716jrsIwt /VGHxceVR94xLRsWDe+imlV8nH6QfTvDl+ST4fJX8PDKqfDPI8/m8XDApsLJwn8X2hiF7CodGaw9 3MbpjBvI/vznf8oti/sQdMBV8B5H+Wl6L9nuICMLCzvI6chvyezSiA46ZllDu4ltjV/Bmcr5b+zX rl2vV88+/GC/2+Hi2DpNw7OdZgV+GXuFb4tfCpNBbCTrxjPBv4KJH3g1vCSsE1anLKvDbvv6xTfz +QrABbchawWI0/LaxA0lbuV8POBbcA//7v/86/N+/9/883+u/c3ty+cqcIzHd69fvfjmm6ubR9c3 N1iIwJtpgK74a3kGX1sUFT4U+Czc01hHvNrN+/fVfDZoWfKi5OOc60FuMti1DTrMZQEThpOE7w36 Aa3821c3T56uCSlgNeBtz0EHr8U55yJwZcvFEjboF//xP/zmb/3w9//wv2rasWmIBrB1YAsI6QTy cnkpfArHTIenxcrgq2fzGXeQTBV+U5Cix3bF/eR6gI6ble5z8rjB/gbfUOgP2FJAWfbKPH8EpxnW R64UvwzHAKBQGzd4Z/NgAK3UNfYaHoKQjnY6weMT8vQAghVuY75czhYLGDjs5ovr68CdzVeP69JS A89i1/LfXAqcZZ5XWnkexpHgiZsKf8aT+j4TwVyeblqATFuXZhD7G0uFHxAxEHEGOyee+zR98eWv 0gTOe42H4y6Vj8noKQ3O+lQGiA8Yv5SP2enY4/EFbRIhqJD6/xnL6I/c/9oAOLyjDAo2sP46GC3x fcso4E8C64MWn8vVwZ0PtI90qvxU8HYdePTwKAkPWga7Rs+EPa9TRl820m5WuAaeOuU//FSvV4wf ZXxljEwKYVy8p8397cXVNXEqUV+ayHzgl/fbHVYP74jwAi6y0joDNBMBZvQLuD7WrMgBXAZiyhlc EdaZa4hTUxT СКАЧАТЬ