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me." Arnold may have been wet, dirty and looking the worse for wear but he still managed to sound like he was in charge.
Paul pushed him away. "With pleasure mate. But in a few minutes you might be grateful to have only me to face instead of the others."
Arnold scowled at them both and tried to smooth down his crumpled clothes.
"What were you doing out there?" Lou was still having trouble reconciling the shivering figure in front of her with the man she met off the ferry. In the semi-darkness it seemed as if Arnold had had a rough day.
"I was just doing my job. Leading my team." Arnold sank into a chair and rubbed the water off his pale face.
"By making us think you were dead? Scaring and upsetting the people you work with?" Lou shook her head.
"If I know them they won't have shed a tear. They will have been dividing up the kingdom within a few seconds of learning of my demise." Arnold snarled as he stretched back against the wall.
"So what was the plan Arnold? To do crises role-plays to see how your team reacted?"
Arnold stood and strode over to the shelves where he found the bottle of biscuits Paul had been eating. "Something like that."
"That's crazy," said Lou shaking her head.
"You can't talk to me like that. I'm a guest and I will be treated with respect."
"Just like you've treated us with respect," Paul advanced towards Arnold with his hands curled into fists.
"Paul please," Lou stepped between them. She turned to Arnold. "So is that it Mr Strong? Game over or should we anticipate any more problems?"
Arnold paused between mouthfuls and sized up Lou and then Paul standing behind her.
"No that's it. I'll be going to my cabin now to have a shower and change of clothes and I'll be back for dinner. I'm still in charge here Ms Able. And don't you forget it. I still pay the bills."
Paul looked at Lou. "What does he mean?"
Lou placed hand on Paul's arm. "Just leave it please. I'll explain later."
"No why don't you tell your boyfriend here the story now?" Arnold settled in, enjoying himself. "No? Well let's see. Lou here had already taken the loan out from the bank using her Father's house for collateral only to find that he had gambled it away right from under the family and left them with nothing. And then he took off leaving Lou with huge debts, a half finished building and no way to finish it. My company stepped in and provided enough capital to see the project finished."
Arnold strolled over to the refrigerator and took out a carton of juice. He took a swig from the carton and smiled. "Still cold. Why else do you think I would have dragged my team all the way up here for a weekend? I wanted to check on our investment. And I find that it is being very poorly managed. Arnold placed the half empty carton on the benchtop and headed for the door. "I might need to mention my concerns to the rest of the investment group."
But Lou was not totally beaten. "You mean your wife?"
Arnold's face was instantly red and he yelled. "It's my money, not hers and don't you forget it girlie." He flung open the door. "I'll be expecting dinner in an hour." The door slammed behind him, shattering the glass further.
Paul said nothing as he tried to wedge the door against the wind and placed a bread board over the hole in the glass. He turned and looked at Lou. "You work for that guy?"
"Not technically. Sorry it's a long story and I would have mentioned it but..."
"Hey," Paul held up his hands. "None of my business."
Lou straightened her shoulders. "You're right. It's not."
Paul stood for a moment, watching her. He walked over and placed his hands on her shoulders. "You don't need to tell me anything but if you want to, I'll…"
"Shhh," Lou turned suddenly towards the door to the hallway. "Did you just hear something?"
Paul shook his head.
Lou strode to the door and flung it open revealing nothing but a dark, empty hallway. "I could have sworn I heard someone." She turned back to find Paul looking at her,
Paul pushed him away. "With pleasure mate. But in a few minutes you might be grateful to have only me to face instead of the others."
Arnold scowled at them both and tried to smooth down his crumpled clothes.
"What were you doing out there?" Lou was still having trouble reconciling the shivering figure in front of her with the man she met off the ferry. In the semi-darkness it seemed as if Arnold had had a rough day.
"I was just doing my job. Leading my team." Arnold sank into a chair and rubbed the water off his pale face.
"By making us think you were dead? Scaring and upsetting the people you work with?" Lou shook her head.
"If I know them they won't have shed a tear. They will have been dividing up the kingdom within a few seconds of learning of my demise." Arnold snarled as he stretched back against the wall.
"So what was the plan Arnold? To do crises role-plays to see how your team reacted?"
Arnold stood and strode over to the shelves where he found the bottle of biscuits Paul had been eating. "Something like that."
"That's crazy," said Lou shaking her head.
"You can't talk to me like that. I'm a guest and I will be treated with respect."
"Just like you've treated us with respect," Paul advanced towards Arnold with his hands curled into fists.
"Paul please," Lou stepped between them. She turned to Arnold. "So is that it Mr Strong? Game over or should we anticipate any more problems?"
Arnold paused between mouthfuls and sized up Lou and then Paul standing behind her.
"No that's it. I'll be going to my cabin now to have a shower and change of clothes and I'll be back for dinner. I'm still in charge here Ms Able. And don't you forget it. I still pay the bills."
Paul looked at Lou. "What does he mean?"
Lou placed hand on Paul's arm. "Just leave it please. I'll explain later."
"No why don't you tell your boyfriend here the story now?" Arnold settled in, enjoying himself. "No? Well let's see. Lou here had already taken the loan out from the bank using her Father's house for collateral only to find that he had gambled it away right from under the family and left them with nothing. And then he took off leaving Lou with huge debts, a half finished building and no way to finish it. My company stepped in and provided enough capital to see the project finished."
Arnold strolled over to the refrigerator and took out a carton of juice. He took a swig from the carton and smiled. "Still cold. Why else do you think I would have dragged my team all the way up here for a weekend? I wanted to check on our investment. And I find that it is being very poorly managed. Arnold placed the half empty carton on the benchtop and headed for the door. "I might need to mention my concerns to the rest of the investment group."
But Lou was not totally beaten. "You mean your wife?"
Arnold's face was instantly red and he yelled. "It's my money, not hers and don't you forget it girlie." He flung open the door. "I'll be expecting dinner in an hour." The door slammed behind him, shattering the glass further.
Paul said nothing as he tried to wedge the door against the wind and placed a bread board over the hole in the glass. He turned and looked at Lou. "You work for that guy?"
"Not technically. Sorry it's a long story and I would have mentioned it but..."
"Hey," Paul held up his hands. "None of my business."
Lou straightened her shoulders. "You're right. It's not."
Paul stood for a moment, watching her. He walked over and placed his hands on her shoulders. "You don't need to tell me anything but if you want to, I'll…"
"Shhh," Lou turned suddenly towards the door to the hallway. "Did you just hear something?"
Paul shook his head.
Lou strode to the door and flung it open revealing nothing but a dark, empty hallway. "I could have sworn I heard someone." She turned back to find Paul looking at her,
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