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Sunday morning and the day Bella’s husband comes home. I’ve been out for a run – 40 minutes and close on 5 miles so a good start to the day and it keeps me fit. A pint of smoothie, a shower and TV Channel 9 for the local news at 6am.
It’s the usual stuff but the banner running at the bottom of the screen stops me dead.
Prominent local businessman Mr Carl Anderson found dead in hotel room in Nassau. Local police report no suspicious circumstances.
What the fuck?
I’m supposed to be picking him up from the airport after lunch.
What the fuck has happened?
Whatever, I need to get to Bella before the press does so I don my chauffeur’s uniform, park the limo at the front door and use the side door to the house. It’s Dolores’ first day back and I give her the news, call the Anderson’s security service and within fifteen minutes there’s two heavies on the gates.
There’s more news now.
“Good morning. This is Channel 9, first with local news and at the top of the hour this morning, prominent local businessman Mr Carl Anderson was pronounced dead by paramedics who attended the luxurious Ocean Club Bahamas where Mr Anderson was holidaying with a companion. It is believed that Mr Anderson died of natural causes.”
Natural causes? Ha! I bet he died on the job, probably a cardiac arrest brought on by his – well, let’s be polite – brought on by his exertions.
I go up to Bella's bedroom, She’s still fast asleep where I left her, looking as beautiful as ever. I sit on the side of the bed and gently shake her shoulder.
"Bella, Bella."
It’s the usual stuff but the banner running at the bottom of the screen stops me dead.
Prominent local businessman Mr Carl Anderson found dead in hotel room in Nassau. Local police report no suspicious circumstances.
What the fuck?
I’m supposed to be picking him up from the airport after lunch.
What the fuck has happened?
Whatever, I need to get to Bella before the press does so I don my chauffeur’s uniform, park the limo at the front door and use the side door to the house. It’s Dolores’ first day back and I give her the news, call the Anderson’s security service and within fifteen minutes there’s two heavies on the gates.
There’s more news now.
“Good morning. This is Channel 9, first with local news and at the top of the hour this morning, prominent local businessman Mr Carl Anderson was pronounced dead by paramedics who attended the luxurious Ocean Club Bahamas where Mr Anderson was holidaying with a companion. It is believed that Mr Anderson died of natural causes.”
Natural causes? Ha! I bet he died on the job, probably a cardiac arrest brought on by his – well, let’s be polite – brought on by his exertions.
I go up to Bella's bedroom, She’s still fast asleep where I left her, looking as beautiful as ever. I sit on the side of the bed and gently shake her shoulder.
"Bella, Bella."
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