Название: To My Best Friends
Автор: Sam Baker
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Современная зарубежная литература
isbn: 9780007383788
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‘Lunch is up, nearly. Want a drink?’
‘Definitely,’ said Gerry, coming in behind him. ‘What have you got? Hey, Jo, if you don’t mind me saying, you look wrecked.’
‘Cheers, Gez.’ Jo stuck out her tongue. ‘You sure know how to make a girl feel good about herself.’
He was right, though. She did look wrecked. Looked wrecked, felt wrecked, was wrecked. But she’d been hoping to get away without anyone pointing it out. So far, the girls and David had been kind enough not to. Trust Gez.
‘What haven’t we got?’
‘I’m going to open Chablis, if anyone’s interested,’ David said, opening the fridge. ‘In Nicci’s honour.’
Chablis was another of Nicci’s favourites.
‘I don’t mind mixing my reds and whites if you don’t,’ Gerry said.
Over his shoulder Lizzie caught Jo rolling her eyes and muttering something under her breath. From where Lizzie sat, it looked like, Surprise me.
‘Gerry’s right, you know,’ Lizzie said, laying her free hand on Jo’s shoulder as they unloaded roast vegetables into a piping-hot serving bowl. ‘I didn’t want to say anything earlier, but you don’t look yourself. You’re not ill, are you?’
Jo picked imaginary bits off Si’s fleece, deciding how to respond.
Lizzie’s hand snaked down to the bowl and broke off a piece of roast potato, spiriting it into her mouth.
There were many things Jo wanted to say, not least of which was: pot/kettle, Lizzie O’Hara. You must have put on a stone since Christmas
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