“Come in. I was in the lounge. I’ve made tea.” As she passed through the hall she glanced into the messy kitchen. The thought of the work that would be needed to restore it to its former pristine state lowered her mood and she sighed.
George had already thrown himself onto the settee and he turned as she stepped through the door.
“I’m glad you’re back. I was worried and then the call from the hospital upset me. They wouldn’t tell me much, just that you had been involved in an incident.”
“No, I asked them not to tell you too much. I just wanted to come back myself without too much fuss.”
“Yes, of course you did. I’m glad. Glad that you’re here. Look… I know we’ve got some issues Pauline. Things to work out. I’m willing to give it a go. I owe you that at least. I’ll even go to counselling, if that’s what you want. I can’t promise to change completely, but yes, we should both make an effort. It’ll be good to get back to normal. Now you’re back we can settle down again.”
She gazed at her husband. Looked at his dark hair shining in the afternoon light, his figure still trim and his good looks barely touched by the years. Her heart saw the young man she had married, the dashing groom standing beside the flower-decked altar.
Her eyes were drawn to his hands, resting now on his lap. When they met she had loved his hands. Manly hands, strong and sure. Hands that had held hers and slipped the ring onto her finger.
She remembered them curled into fists flying at her in fury or slapping at her in anger and she leaned towards him and wrapped her arms around the grey cushion curled on the sofa.
She gathered up the sleepy feline and without a backward glance she walked from the room. Pausing in the hall to stow Samson in his carrier, she strode on and out and into the sunshine.
Carefully she climbed into her car. She’d done it. She’d left George. Honestly and openly with her head high and back stiffened with resolve.
She’d taken the cat.
The End
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