" Really? Well, you want to try a bite?" The blonde smirked a little and held up a cherry impaled on her fork, dripping with sweet red filling. The co...nection was made just that quick and it was always a pleasant surprise when it happened, for both of them."Mmmm..." The Hispanic woman licked her lips, pointedly looking past the offering and finding Emily's playful smile. "Maybe just a little nibble..." Excuse me?" The waitress' voice seemed to come out of nowhere and Vasquez looked to her left. Behind her, the woman in Elly's bed stretched with a contented sigh. Elly looked across at Angela Parsons and then at the telegram delivered the previous evening that meant it was time to bring their short but mutually enjoyable relationship to a close.Angela had proved a far more engaging project than Strangways. The Wren had been happy to share her recent life. Elly suspected Strangways boss had encouraged her but she felt she'd had the better end of the bargain.Freddie would be pleased to. "How's Janet?" I asked. Martha stared lazily at me, still stirring her glass as she responded. "Oh, we had a very difficult day; lots of hard work, poor Janet was quite exhausted by dinner time. Poor thing, she was so out of it I had to undress her for bath and bed." I grunted, trying to set aside the picture of small Martha man-handling my wife's body (or more likely woman-handling) as I chewed my food. "So," she continued after a pause, "have you thought about last night?" I stopped chewing. ”“Good, get used to it girl. Now, this is the coffee machine and this is how it works.”I was glad that he explained it because I’d never seen one like that before. As the coffee was brewing I looked around, the kitchen alone was bigger than the whole of my flat and the equipment was amazing.“Where did you leave you phone Jade?”“I think that it’s in my bag which I seem to remember leaving in your car.”“Go and get it, you need to make that call.”“Duh, no clothes.”“Duh, so what?”“Seriously, you.