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the ice cream in the freezer and I got up to pour more drinks. Jazz ignored everyone except Jack, passing the occasional witticism to him as he walked by, and he’d chuckle back, still keeping an eye on the telly.
‘And after the break,’ announced Jon Snow, ‘we have the news where you are. In the south
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breaking news from the historic town of Hambledon – who would have thought? – and up north . . .’
Forest flung himself back in the desk chair and it scooted a metre or so across the living-room carpet. Blue giggled. Forest opened his arms, and Mum gaped as Blue climbed up to sit with him in the chair. ‘Well, I never,’ she muttered, settling herself into the sofa.
‘Lula, move your lardy ass,’ said Pen clearly. ‘There’s absolutely no room for me to breathe and Angus still needs to sit here next to me.’
Jazz laughed softly.
Pen’s eyes darted from her to me to Jack. ‘Oh boy,’ she said, and whispered in my ear, ‘The path of true love never did run smooth.’
‘Tell me about it,’ I murmured in reply, watching as Jacktried to sit on the little swivel stool without falling off. He looked across at me and winked, shrugging his shoulders with a wry smile.
Somehow Fat Angus got on the couch, and Bludgeon too, so I peeled myself out to sit on the floor, and cunningly scooched over next to Jack. He got off the stool straight away and we sat together on the floor, fingers linked, looking up at the telly. Alex braved the stool and Carrie, Tam and Mr K perched on the dining chairs behind. Sixteen people all rammed into the living area, but it was completely silent as Jack’s segment came on.
It was brilliant.
So, okay, I’m biased, but I’ve not seen a news item that packed so much atmosphere, tension and story into one punch, and it was beautifully done. The final frame had Jack looking seriously into the camera and I wondered if every girl’s heart thundered as mine did.
‘This is Jack de Souza, reporting from the town of Hambledon for Channel 4 News.’
I squeezed his hand hard, and kissed him on the lips, even though Mum was right there. ‘Wow,’ I said to him.
His face lit up. ‘It was okay?’ he asked.
Jazz got out of her chair and said, ‘It was good, Jack. We make a great team.’ She came over and smiled down at him, a lazy, sexy smile that smouldered from ear to ear.
Jack grinned happily back at her and said, ‘Hopefullythat’s not the end of it.’ He jumped to his feet, pulling me with him. ‘I can get stuck in to a piece on Emily Saunders tomorrow,’ he said, and hugged me close. ‘I spoke with the producer earlier.’ I caught Alex’s eye over Jack’s shoulder and she raised her eyebrows and flicked a look over at Jazz. Carrie and Tam had the same expression on their faces.
Jack and I pulled apart and Jazz went in for a hug of her own. She rubbed his back in long, slow movements.
I moved away to step into a circle with my friends, who were all watching Jazz in horror. ‘Have you
ever
?’ I asked. ‘Let’s hope this isn’t going anywhere ugly.’
‘Could be the micro-management needs to move into macro-management,’ said Alex.
‘Could be,’ agreed Tam.
‘Thank goodness we’re here this time,’ said Carrie, ‘instead of stuck in London. He has no idea, does he, Tatty?’
‘No idea at all,’ I murmured. ‘And the worst is – they
live
together!’
‘No!’ said Tam.
‘I want to see her room,’ said Alex with grim determination. ‘We’ll need all the intel we can get.’
‘She’s a dangerous woman and she must be stopped,’ said Tam.
A dark shadow loomed over us.
‘Eek!’ said Carrie.
‘Who you calling “freak”?’ asked Forest amiably. Bluewas at his side, holding his hand and begging for another ride on the twirly chair.
‘Freak? No, no,’ said Carrie, looking terribly nervous. ‘Not – not me.’
‘Just kidding,’ said Forest. ‘I have that effect on women.’ He laughed a little.
‘Oh,’ said Carrie.
‘And after the break,’ announced Jon Snow, ‘we have the news where you are. In the south
more
breaking news from the historic town of Hambledon – who would have thought? – and up north . . .’
Forest flung himself back in the desk chair and it scooted a metre or so across the living-room carpet. Blue giggled. Forest opened his arms, and Mum gaped as Blue climbed up to sit with him in the chair. ‘Well, I never,’ she muttered, settling herself into the sofa.
‘Lula, move your lardy ass,’ said Pen clearly. ‘There’s absolutely no room for me to breathe and Angus still needs to sit here next to me.’
Jazz laughed softly.
Pen’s eyes darted from her to me to Jack. ‘Oh boy,’ she said, and whispered in my ear, ‘The path of true love never did run smooth.’
‘Tell me about it,’ I murmured in reply, watching as Jacktried to sit on the little swivel stool without falling off. He looked across at me and winked, shrugging his shoulders with a wry smile.
Somehow Fat Angus got on the couch, and Bludgeon too, so I peeled myself out to sit on the floor, and cunningly scooched over next to Jack. He got off the stool straight away and we sat together on the floor, fingers linked, looking up at the telly. Alex braved the stool and Carrie, Tam and Mr K perched on the dining chairs behind. Sixteen people all rammed into the living area, but it was completely silent as Jack’s segment came on.
It was brilliant.
So, okay, I’m biased, but I’ve not seen a news item that packed so much atmosphere, tension and story into one punch, and it was beautifully done. The final frame had Jack looking seriously into the camera and I wondered if every girl’s heart thundered as mine did.
‘This is Jack de Souza, reporting from the town of Hambledon for Channel 4 News.’
I squeezed his hand hard, and kissed him on the lips, even though Mum was right there. ‘Wow,’ I said to him.
His face lit up. ‘It was okay?’ he asked.
Jazz got out of her chair and said, ‘It was good, Jack. We make a great team.’ She came over and smiled down at him, a lazy, sexy smile that smouldered from ear to ear.
Jack grinned happily back at her and said, ‘Hopefullythat’s not the end of it.’ He jumped to his feet, pulling me with him. ‘I can get stuck in to a piece on Emily Saunders tomorrow,’ he said, and hugged me close. ‘I spoke with the producer earlier.’ I caught Alex’s eye over Jack’s shoulder and she raised her eyebrows and flicked a look over at Jazz. Carrie and Tam had the same expression on their faces.
Jack and I pulled apart and Jazz went in for a hug of her own. She rubbed his back in long, slow movements.
I moved away to step into a circle with my friends, who were all watching Jazz in horror. ‘Have you
ever
?’ I asked. ‘Let’s hope this isn’t going anywhere ugly.’
‘Could be the micro-management needs to move into macro-management,’ said Alex.
‘Could be,’ agreed Tam.
‘Thank goodness we’re here this time,’ said Carrie, ‘instead of stuck in London. He has no idea, does he, Tatty?’
‘No idea at all,’ I murmured. ‘And the worst is – they
live
together!’
‘No!’ said Tam.
‘I want to see her room,’ said Alex with grim determination. ‘We’ll need all the intel we can get.’
‘She’s a dangerous woman and she must be stopped,’ said Tam.
A dark shadow loomed over us.
‘Eek!’ said Carrie.
‘Who you calling “freak”?’ asked Forest amiably. Bluewas at his side, holding his hand and begging for another ride on the twirly chair.
‘Freak? No, no,’ said Carrie, looking terribly nervous. ‘Not – not me.’
‘Just kidding,’ said Forest. ‘I have that effect on women.’ He laughed a little.
‘Oh,’ said Carrie.
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