One Night Only (159 page)

“Postma
n
Pat,
”
sai
d
Max
.
H
e
wa
s
a
ta
d
obsesse
d
with
Jes
s
th
e
ca
t
thes
e
days
.
H
e
wa
s
a
retr
o
kin
d
o
f
kid
.

“No!
”
sai
d
Thomas
.
“
I
don
’
t
lik
e
Pat
.
Y
u
k
.
”

Thoma
s
ha
d
mor
e
moder
n
taste
.
H
e
wa
s
a
bi
g
fa
n
of
Iggl
e
Piggle
.

Poll
y
flicke
d
throug
h
th
e
children
’
s
channel
s
unti
l
she
foun
d
a
n
ol
d
episod
e
o
f
tha
t
annoyin
g
Australia
n
sing-along
sho
w
wher
e
th
e
fiv
e
adult
s
wer
e
a
bi
t
to
o
happ
y
fo
r
her
li
ki
n
g
.

“
Y
eah!
”
th
e
twin
s
sai
d
i
n
chorus. Grea
t
stuff
!

“
Y
e
a
h
!
”
sai
d
Poll
y
i
n
return
.
Mayb
e
sh
e
di
d
lik
e
those happ
y
peopl
e
afte
r
all
.
“No
w
yo
u
tw
o
sin
g
alon
g
and Mu
mm
y
i
s
goin
g
t
o
b
e
i
n
th
e
kitche
n
wit
h
Gina
,
okay?
”

The
y
didn
’
t
answe
r
he
r
.
The
y
wer
e
to
o
engrosse
d
i
n
the happ
y
people
.
Poll
y
couldn
’
t
blam
e
them
.
Sh
e
kne
w
her ow
n
fac
e
looke
d
lik
e
a
miserabl
e
Monda
y
.

“O
h
Gina
,
i
t
reall
y
i
s
horrible
,
isn
’
t
it
?
I
ca
n
onl
y
imagine
wha
t
you’r
e
goin
g
through!
”
sh
e
sai
d
whe
n
sh
e
joine
d
her frien
d
wh
o
wa
s
impatientl
y
waitin
g
o
n
th
e
kettle
.
She
coul
d
kee
p
a
n
ey
e
o
n
th
e
twin
s
throug
h
th
e
glas
s
doors betwee
n
Gina
’
s
livin
g
roo
m
an
d
kitchen
,
whic
h
settle
d
her
nerve
s
eve
r
s
o
slightl
y
.

“
I
jus
t
don
’
t
ge
t
him,
”
sai
d
Gina
.

He
r
we
e
fac
e
wa
s
pal
e
an
d
sh
e
looke
d
lik
e
sh
e
ha
d
been
c
ryin
g
a
lot
.

“
I
mean
,
wh
y
can
’
t
h
e
wal
k
awa
y
wit
h
a
bi
t
o
f
grace, yo
u
know
?
H
e
ha
s
n
o
nee
d
t
o
figh
t
wit
h
m
e
an
d
mak
e
it
eve
n
harde
r
.
”

Sh
e
serve
d
u
p
th
e
coffee
,
visibl
y
fightin
g
bac
k
tears, an
d
joine
d
Poll
y
a
t
th
e
kitche
n
table
.

“Wh
y
,
what
’
s
h
e
sayin
g
t
o
you?
”
aske
d
Poll
y
.
“
I
can
’
t
believ
e
h
e
ha
s
th
e
chee
k
t
o
pu
t
yo
u
throug
h
mor
e
torture afte
r
al
l
th
e
tim
e
yo
u
pu
t
u
p
wit
h
hi
s
stinkin
g
behaviour!”
Sh
e
woul
d
lov
e
t
o
ge
t
T
revo
r
Humphrie
s
b
y
th
e
throat
.

Sh
e
reall
y
would
.

Gin
a
sniffle
d
an
d
shoo
k
he
r
head
.
“It
’
s
lik
e
h
e
i
s
the
victim
,
I
swear
!
It
’
s
lik
e
I
plucke
d
thi
s
ide
a
t
o
leav
e
him
ou
t
o
f
th
e
blu
e
an
d
fo
r
n
o
reaso
n
a
t
all
.
H
e
think
s
I
have n
o
righ
t
t
o
en
d
ou
r
marriage
,
tha
t
I
hav
e
n
o
righ
t
to assum
e
tha
t
Dann
y
an
d
I
ca
n
sta
y
her
e
i
n
ou
r
family
home
.
H
e
say
s
h
e
wil
l
pu
t
u
p
a
figh
t
eve
n
thoug
h
I’v
e
been
fightin
g
i
t
ou
t
fo
r
year
s
an
d
years.
”