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“You’ll have to be more specific. I suspect there’ll be many.”
“Okay… Your sister throws something at someone.”
“Probably the most likely.”
I wrote it down.
William smacked his lips together. “Aunt Cecelia tells us about all the parts of her body she’s had removed.”
I did a double-take and turned to face him. “Does she do it often?”
“Far more than one would like,” he said ruefully, lips quirking up. “Some of them have to be easy to cross off.”
“Fair enough.” I added that in. “Your dad has another suit fitting.”
“All of us, probably.”
“Something arrives late?”
“For our sakes, I hope not, but likely given the weather.”
“It snows every day.”
“My God, Grace. Are you trying to curse the wedding?”
Laughing, I leant against his side, pushing him over a little, before righting myself. “Don’t be ridiculous. I thought we were throwing out suggestions.”
“All right, all right.” William laughed and rested his arm over the back of the sofa. “Given what it’s like outside, you should probably add it in.”
“See?” I nudged him with my elbow. “Now, what else?”
He tilted the notebook towards him. “If this is all happening this weekend, I’m a little scared of it, never mind anything else being added.”
“Don’t be grumpy,” I said, peering over at him. “Whoever gets bingo first, wins.”
“Wins what?”
“I don’t know. You just… win.”
“What’s the point in winning without a prize?”
“Haven’t you heard? Everyone’s a winner these days.”
William snorted. “If I was told that in school, I’d have cracked the egg from the egg and spoon race over someone’s head.”
“Oh, you went to a fancy school, I see. With real eggs.”Like I didn’t.
“Not anymore. They stopped it when we caused an egg fight during one sports day,” he said, meeting my gaze. “The seagulls were right bastards after that.”
“I’m not sure I want to ask,” I said slowly.
“Best not to. Story of my childhood, really. But we need a prize, or this is all a waste of time.”
“Well, what do you suggest? I’m not buying you dinner, if that’s what you’re thinking.”
“I’d never let you.” His lips tugged to one side, and that stupid little playful glint was in his eye again. “I know.”
“What?” I tilted my head slightly. “You’re scaring at me. Stop looking at me like that.”
