Chapter 79

“He looks very

cold,” he said.

“Sitting on that

bench, I’m not surprised.” Eddy sounded worried. “Poor sod, he’ll end up with

piles for New Year.”

“Piles of what?”

Eddy frowned at

him in the mirror. “Never mind, I’ll explain later. Would you consider giving

him a lift home?”

“If he wants

one, of course.” Nuri mentally postponed what he was going to do to Eddy as

soon as they got in the front door of the flat. He had a joke stocking from the

market that he’d filled with new lubes for them to try out, after it turned

midnight. The saucy strawberry looked good. Or maybe the tingling one first…

But it wasn’t as if he’d forget. And even if he did, the sight of the bed would

soon remind him.

The old man

looked up as the taxi pulled to a stop beside him.

Eddy wound down

his window, wincing as the cold wind whistled in around his ears. “Can we offer

you a lift anywhere?”

“That’d be much

appreciated,” the man said. He had a strong, deep voice but as he got up from