Page 185 of An Unholy Affair
Finn started laughing. ‘Sorry Stelle, but this is hilarious.’ He shook his head. ‘That poor fucker doesn’t know what he’s let himself in for.’
‘And what isthatsupposed to mean?’
Finn patted her shoulder. ‘Only that you’ve got bigger balls than he’ll ever have.’
‘That’s what I told you,’ Eveline added. ‘You’ve got more big dick energy than he does.’
Heads swivelled to stare at her.
‘Er…’ Jack began. ‘Angel?’
‘I learnt the term from Estelle earlier,’ Eveline said to him. ‘Apparently, women can have big, er…BDEas well as men. It’s about confidence and attitude, not genitalia.’
Finn leaned back in his chair and howled with laughter. Libby was giggling, and even Connor was failing to hide a smirk.
Estelle sat back and crossed her arms. ‘Well, come my first official day of work next year, that fucker’s not going to know what’s hit him.’
Standingat the front door of the rectory at the end of the night, Eveline hugged Estelle goodbye.
‘I know you’re not a believer,’ she said to her friend. ‘But I promise you it’s going to be okay. God loves you and has a plan.’
‘Does it involve a good smiting? A plague of lice, fleas and midges? Boils?’
‘Fortunately not.’
‘Humph. You need to have a word.’
Eveline smiled. ‘You’re always in my prayers.’
‘Not totally irredeemable, then?’
‘Never.’
‘Come on,’ Henry called from further up the street with Libby. ‘It’s cold. You can chat tomorrow at Sausage Saturday.’
‘Two secs,’ Estelle shouted at him before turning back to Eveline. ‘Honestly, he just wants to get back to the Manor for a shag.’
For a moment, the light in Estelle’s eyes dimmed, then she turned it up again. ‘Well, even though we’ve got a couple of weeks to go before New Year, I’m making my resolutions now. Number one, James Hunter-Savage is going down. And number two, I’m going to get laid.’
Eveline channelled her inner vicar to keep a straight face. ‘In that order?’
‘Yep. I’ll text Isaac and see if I can book a private yoga class.’
‘Er… Haven’t you tried that already?’
‘This time I’m going to give a fake name.’
‘Estelle! You can’t do that!’
She stuck out her tongue. ‘You’re no fun.’
‘Come on!’ Henry yelled.
Estelle rolled her eyes and hugged Eveline again. ‘I love you. Thanks for tonight.’
‘Our pleasure.’
‘Good god, listen to you all coupley!’ Estelle sighed. ‘Right, go inside and have fun with your husband. I’ll see you tomorrow.’
