‘You don’t have to do anything by yourself any more. I’m here for you.’ He expected her to snap back at him, but her silence told him that she was not ruling it out. At least for the time being. ‘Where are you?’ he asked.
‘Not far.’
‘I’ll be with you in a few minutes,’ he said, and opened the Merc’s door.
The connection died.
He slid behind the steering wheel and fired the ignition.
Then drove off to meet her.
T F Muir
Born in Glasgow and now a dual UK/US citizen, T. F. Muir is a crime novelist with five books of his DCI Andy Gilchrist series published – the first, Eye for an Eye, won the Pitlochry Award for the best crime novel by an unpublished writer. He is now working on his next Andy Gilchrist novel, another story suffused with dark alleyways, cobbled streets and all things gruesome. For more details visit www.frankmuir.com
