Distraction
He needed to work into the evening, but she had other ideas...
“Thank you, darling,” he said. “That was lovely.” He patted his mouth with his napkin and leaned back, taking a sip of red wine. The meal that they had just eaten together, poached salmon with hollandaise sauce on a bed of salad leaves was one of his favourites. “Good. I’m glad you liked it, sweetie,” she replied, smiling. “Shall we go and watch TV and have a cuddle on the sofa? We can leave clearing the table until we...