Colin walked back to the house, cursing himself for his lack of will power.
Maybe she wouldn’t notice. He could slip upstairs for a wash and to brush his teeth.
“Hi Honey, I’m home’ he called, as he lurched towards the stairs. His heart sank as he saw Jennifer emerge from the upstairs bathroom.
‘ I’ve got the DVD from Andy’, he continued, hoping for Brownie points.
‘That’s good,’ she replied, carefully watching his ascent.
When he reached the landing, Jennifer took a closer look at him.
‘You’ve been drinking’, she said. ‘Don’t deny it, I can see it in your eyes. What happened to the new start? You promised me you would keep off the booze but you haven’t even managed one day’.
‘For goodness sake woman, get off my back. I had to buy Andy a pint as a thank you.’
Colin moved towards the bathroom. As he brushed heavily past Jennifer, her eyes widened. She took a quiet, deep breath, and then turned to face him.
‘You promised... we can’t go on like this. Please don’t make it worse’.
‘Make what worse? I’ve not done anything. I’m back early aren’t I?’
‘What time did you go out?’
‘Bloody Hell; here comes the Spanish inquisition. I’ve no idea. I wasn’t aware you had set new rules about clocking in and out.’
‘We said we’d be honest with each other. I’m not going to turn a blind eye or tiptoe around you any more. You’ve had more than a pint.’
‘Yeah well, you’d drive any man to drink. I can’t stand your nag, nag, holier than thou attitude.’
Jennifer flinched. Colin felt an unstoppable wave of power and resentment surge through him.
This is very good - well done. Good set up and there was absolutely no problem identifying who was speaking - only six unattributed lines though. You could have gone on.
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