The Wife – Part Three: In Sickness and In Health

скачать книгу бесплатно


I stop outside the pool room – a huge glass-walled extension we had built onto the back of the building that looks out over the grounds and gardens. It houses the swimming pool, two hot-tubs and a sauna. Most of the loungers that surround the large oval pool are occupied by guests this morning, decked out in white robes drinking mocktails and prosecco while they relax after treatments, looking forward to lunch. It’s a sight that makes me happy, seeing another venture slowly become a success; a reminder that, in spite of everything that’s happened, I haven’t let any of it affect my work.

I turn around and lean back against the glass as I call Liam back.

‘Hey.’

‘Can you get away?’ he asks, and for a second I just let the sound of his voice fill my head.

‘I don’t know. I’m busy today. Come and see me here, at the spa.’

‘You sound like you’re summoning me.’

Maybe I am. He’s going to come anyway. ‘I can’t leave here, Liam. If you want to see me …’

‘I’m on my way.’

I end the call, slide my phone back into my pocket, and I can’t keep the smile off my face. I like having sex with him, here, in my office. I think it’s the danger, I get off on it. I like that feeling of possibly being caught, even though I know we won’t be. But Liam isn’t putting us in danger. My distraction is harmless. Michael’s isn’t.

Michael. I haven’t checked his whereabouts for a while now, so I pull out my phone to see where he is. I check the tracker. He’s at work. Or he’s in his building, anyway. He’s at the university. But that means nothing. She