" how much older ?"
"twenty years ."
the corners of deb's mouth went down registering distaste ." how... very brave ." she said , after a few awkward seconds . then she said ." i wish ...."
" you wish ? deb might be wishing for a new body , a new life ? or maybe , she was just wishing she cououkd fall in love , in which case i might warn her off it . aprt from anything else , love is aging . as i say , you fetch up with twins , varicose veins and being hate by a clan .
" did i tell you i'm going mad with my flat ? it's above a curry restaurant and it reeks of it . i reek of curry . and the landlord won't do anything about the ventilation and is threatening to raise the rent ." she spread her hands ." i long to live in a clean , whiute palace high above the trees . i long o be different . but at the moment . the future dosen't look brigh .."
she paused ." did you know that barry is taking on another producer ? you didn't ? he's brilliant apparently ."
annoyance with barry clocked in . no doubt , he had his reasons for not mentoioning it when i talked to him earlier . which only went to show one should never forget the booss always has a hidden agenda . i closed my notebook with a snap . perhaps things were not going to work out with paradox . i experienced mild regret at the thought , but there were other production companies , and i would allow nathan to indulge in an i=told - you- so - conversation .
deb stood up and streched , and a junction between her cargos and t-shirt revealed gooseflesh . i nearly said , i so nearly said ." you'll catch if you're not careful ."
i returned home in good time to tkae over from eve , who was going out .
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