Me-Before-You-by-Jojo-Moyes

15
‘So come on, then, Clark. What exciting events have you got planned for this
evening?’
We were in the garden. Nathan was doing Will’s physio, gently moving his
knees up and down towards his chest, while Will lay on a blanket, his face
turned to the sun, his arms spread out as though he was sunbathing. I sat on the
grass alongside them and ate my sandwiches. I rarely went out at lunchtime any
more.
‘Why?’
‘Curiosity. I’m interested in how you spend your time when you’re not here.’
‘Well … tonight it’s a quick bout of advanced martial arts, then a helicopter is
flying me to Monte Carlo for supper. And then I might take in a cocktail in
Cannes on the way home. If you look up at around – ooh – around 2am, I’ll give
you a wave on my way over,’ I said. I peeled the two sides of my sandwich apart,
checking the filling. ‘I’m probably finishing my book.’
Will glanced up at Nathan. ‘Tenner,’ he said, grinning.
Nathan reached into his pocket. ‘Every time,’ he said.
I stared at them. ‘Every time what?’ I said, as Nathan put the money into
Will’s hand.
‘He said you’d be reading a book. I said you’d be watching telly. He always
wins.’
My sandwich stilled at my lips. ‘Always? You’ve been betting on how boring
my life is?’
‘That’s not a word we would use,’ Will said. The faintly guilty look in his eyes
told me otherwise.
I sat up straight. ‘Let me get this straight. You two are betting actual money
that on a Friday night I would either be at home reading a book or watching