'Skewered On Spikes' as - Miss Irene Clearmont
'Skewered On Spikes' as - Miss Irene Clearmont
'Skewered On Spikes' as - Miss Irene Clearmont
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Katie smiled and pouted <strong>as</strong> if she were about to kiss him and chuckled inside<br />
when he moved a little back <strong>as</strong> far <strong>as</strong> he could, <strong>as</strong> if unsure <strong>as</strong> to the correct<br />
comportment in a c<strong>as</strong>e like this.<br />
“C<strong>as</strong>h or card?” she <strong>as</strong>ked.<br />
“As you wish, we can accept both,” he replied with a slight relief <strong>as</strong> she fished<br />
in her bag for her purse.<br />
“Here,” she said <strong>as</strong> she pulled two notes from her bag and p<strong>as</strong>sed them to him.<br />
He looked at what he had in his hand and realised that they were foreign<br />
banknotes, Swiss Francs, thousands.<br />
“<strong>On</strong>e moment,” he said and slipped from between the counter and the female<br />
presence that shook him to his core.<br />
In the small office behind the service desk he checked the notes and calculated<br />
their worth. Seven hundred pounds apiece, notes that were almost worth the<br />
same <strong>as</strong> the negative balance on his credit card.<br />
He returned to the desk and took a position behind it, safe and sound from this<br />
overpowering woman. He p<strong>as</strong>sed the change to her, a m<strong>as</strong>s of Sterling that<br />
seemed so overstated in contr<strong>as</strong>t to the simplicity of the bland Swiss notes.<br />
She smiled and pushed the wad of notes into her purse and then pulled a visiting<br />
card and toted with it for a moment before p<strong>as</strong>sing it to Frank.<br />
“I own three shops, small boutiques if you like. Exclusive and expensive, but<br />
well frequented and famous if you know the right people,” she said <strong>as</strong> he took<br />
the card.<br />
Frank turned it in his hand and saw the headline of the shop, silver etched on<br />
matt black in florid letters. He looked at her questioningly.