âIâm telling you, heâs messing around. Why else would he see me, turn around and almost run in the opposite direction. And thereâs the girl whoâs supposed to be his secretary. Hmmph, secretary my ass!â
âNo, I donât believe you, Trevor would never be unfaithful,â Liz cried. Her mascara now formed rivulets down her cheaks. âTrevor loves me. I know him⊠he wouldnât...â
âListen Liz; I wouldnât tell unless I was absolutely sure. Tanya saw him too, with that hussy, Rose, on his arm. They were in Rossiniâs last Tuesday evening, holding hands across a corner booth table.â Debbie had had her suspicions that Trevor was playing the field. On more than one occasion, he had made advances on her. Sheâd turn him down and heâd make excuses, saying it was just a joke and not to tell Liz, it would only upset her. Well, it had gone on long enough. He had been seen with Rose, his assistant / secretary too many times out with office hours for there to be a legitimate business requirement. And besides, Rose had been spending a lot of money on clothing, jewellery, hair and make-up purely to beat the blues. No, sheâd been spending money to make herself look sophisticated and beautiful for her new lover, Trevor.
Liz was sobbing now. She too had suspected something for some time. Trevor would sometimes ring home to say he was going to be late due to emergency meetings with clients or whatnot. Twice, Liz had called back, only for the office security guard to tell her no one was left in the building; and twice she had told herself that the meeting must be at a clientâs office.
And now her best friend, Debbie, confirmed her fears.
âListen honey,â Debbie touched Lizâs arm softly, âwhy donât we go for a drink somewhere and talk this over. We donât want everyone in the office to know how your love-life is working out, do we?â
Liz shook her head, âYouâre right Debs, this isnât a good place right now. Letâs go to OâNeillâs and find a quiet corner.â
The girls made their excuses and left the office early. Taking a taxi, they arrived at OâNeillâs on the High Street.
âPerhaps we should go someplace else,â Liz told Debbie. There was a loud noise coming from inside the bar. A mixture of Irish folk music and drunken laughter filled the air.
âCome on girl, you need to lighten up before you face that bastard,â Debbie coaxed.
They entered the bar, arm in arm. After ordering a couple of beers, they found a small table at the rear of the bar. It was dark and smoky. Almost everyone had a cigarette in hand or mouth and the tables were full of part-filled or empty beer glasses. The folk group played traditional Irish songs, new to Liz. Debbieâs parents were Irish, County Cork, and she had grown up with Irish folk music. She sung along to one or two songs during Lizâs quiet moments.
Liz decided to powder her nose. On return from the restroom, she found Debbie talking with two men. They looked Irish dressed in black half-length jackets and flat caps. Liz could make out their thick Irish accents as she joined Debbie.
âThis is Tommy and Turlough,â Debbie introduced the men. âTommy and Turlough have just arrived in town and are looking for someone to show them where they can see all of the wonderful sights theyâve read about in the glossy brochures,â Debbie continued.
Liz wasnât really interested. She just wanted to go home and cry herself to sleep. She knew Trevor wouldnât be home until late tomorrow night; he was out of town on a business trip to Glasgow, and she knew Rose was travelling with him in her official capacity as his personal assistant âin more ways than one,â she thought.
Debbie kept on to Liz to join her and show these two fine gentlemen some local hospitality. Liz eventually agreed when Turlough began to flicker his eyelids and telling funny one-liner jokes. They drank up and left OâNeillâs Irish Bar.
The four found themselves at the City Park. The sun was just about to set; it had been a beautiful day, but a little cool. Lizâs long nipples were pressing hard against her thin cotton dress; she didnât expect to be walking through a park that evening, and travelling to and from work in a cab she rarely wore a coat, even in the colder winter months, preferring lighter jackets to keep out any chilly breezes.
Turlough liked what he saw. Liz was his type of woman; tall, about 5â7â with long shoulder-length brunette hair and brown eyes that sparkled. Her face was fresh looking with just a hint of make-up. Her clothes looked expensive, knee-length blue dress and patent heals. He wasnât sure if Liz wore stockings or if her legs were tanned. And her breasts⊠well, Turlough just wanted to reach out and take hold of Lizâs nipples that were standing erect, battling with her dress.
Debbie was a fine lady too. She was an inch or two shorted than Liz and she too had similar taste in fashion. Her dark fawn hair and blue eyes were as sweet as an angelâs and her smile made Tommy feel like he needed to smile too. Debbieâs figure was slightly bigger than Liz and her breasts were markedly heavier. She was definitely Tommyâs type.