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‘I don’t think I did tell them that. Not really,’ I say, running over it in my head.

He visibly recoils as if he’s been hit. ‘What? Why not, Xand? I can’t believe it. This is serious.’

‘Because,’ I say, and then catch myself in a thought. And then it solidifies. I look to catch my fingers trembling. And then my voice:

‘Because I’m not sure I didn’t.’

40

Friday

‘I can’t believe that, Xander,’ Seb says, shaking his head. ‘I don’t think that you could have. I remember how you were about her – you loved her. There’s no way you could have harmed her. Could you?’

‘No. I mean, I don’t believe I could have, Seb. I did love her – I still do. But they think it. And they’re police.’

‘Police can get it wrong, Xander. You’d know if you had. And importantly, we would know.’ He looks at me and sighs. ‘You look exhausted. Let’s get some food inside you.’ He starts to rummage around the cupboards for ingredients.

We would know. We. I think of Nina and how she reacted to me. ‘I need to go and see Nina,’ I say. ‘Where is she living?’

He stops what he is doing and faces me over his granite worktop. ‘Nina? Really?’

‘I have to find out about the dollars. I need an explanation.’

‘I’m not sure that’s a good idea.’

‘Why?’

‘Well, I don’t think you’re going to get much mileage out of her. She was pretty angry after you left. And she wasn’t having any suggestion that she took the money.’

‘But we both know she did – the earring you found.’

‘I know,’ he says, holding his palms out. ‘I’m with you. I just don’t know how much good it’ll do.’

The food comes but all I can see is the sky exchanging light for dusk. I fidget in my seat, on edge. I have to see her.

He finishes a mouthful of salad. ‘I could call her. Press her a bit more maybe? I’m just not sure about aggravating her and making her even more difficult about it.’

I don’t know why Seb can’t see how important this is to me. ‘I don’t care about aggravating her. This is my life.’

‘Okay, okay,’ he says, holding up his hands. ‘I’ll phone. Ask her if we can drop round.’

‘I’d rather just turn up. I don’t want her fobbing us off.’

Seb considers this before nodding, resigned. We drive. Seb’s hands are steady on the wheel and the smell of expensive new leather fills my nostrils. After ten minutes, we turn up a street that must be hers and slow down.

‘I’ll come in with you, Xander. I’m not happy about leaving you with her, especially going by her recent behaviour,’ he says.