He ripped it down the middle and spread it out on the table in front of the sofa where we were both sitting, then topped up our glasses.
He went out again and came back with a duvet which I guessed he’d removed from his bed,
and a cozy-looking fleece blanket, red like Sammy’s sweater, which he passed to me.
I kicked off my kitten heels and snuggled under the blanket while he fiddled with what seemed like ten remote control devices.
The enormous TV sprung to life, and he flicked through various channels.
“How do you feel about this one?” he said, nodding toward the screen as he wrapped himself in his duvet.
The highlighted selection said Sons of the Desert. I had no idea what it was,
but I realized that I’d happily sit here in the warmth with him and watch a golf program if that was all there was.
“Fine,” I said. He was about to press play when I stopped him.
“Raymond,” I said, “shouldn’t you be with Laura?” He looked quite taken aback.
“I saw you today,” I said, “and at Keith’s golf club birthday party.”
His face was impassive. “She’s with her family right now, that’s how it should be,” he said, shrugging.
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