Page 28 of The Life Daisy Devlin Designed
“They’ve probably already had so much expense,” Daisy mused.
Laura stabbed at her keyboard and glared at something on the screen. “Who? Her parents?”
“No, your friends. Having triplets is usually down to IVF.”
“Hmm.” Laura swore quietly at the screen. “Bloody thing!”
Daisy bit her lip. Laura was frustrated by the projects she’d worked on in the last while. None of them had given her the sort of scope she’d had with Freya’s place, and now with Granary House.
“You do the Clontarf park run, don’t you, Laura?” Fionn asked.
Laura tutted. “How are we still talking about this?”
Fionn looked confused. “Uh, were we?”
“Never mind.” Laura sighed. “Yes, I do. Why?”
“My auntie and cousin do it – Mam said they started about a month ago. You probably know them.”
“Fionn, have you any idea how many people turn up for the park runs?” Laura spoke with exaggerated patience. “Hundreds! How would I know them?”
“They both have shaved heads, so they’re pretty easy to spot.”
“Why are their heads shaved?” Laura looked a bit bewildered.
Fionn shrugged. “My auntie’s going through chemo, and my cousin shaved her head in solidarity.”
“Oh, sorry.” Laura nodded. “Nice gesture. But I don’t know them.” She turned to Daisy. “Speaking of which, how’s Kenny doing? You know, since his wife ...”
Daisy suppressed a sigh at the mention of Kenny’s wife, whom he’d lost to cancer. She glanced at Fionn who had dropped his gaze. Laura could be a bit thoughtless sometimes.
“I forgot you haven’t been working with him in a while,” she said. “He’s grand. I think he just likes keeping busy.Em, Fionn, you know that Kayley Lynch is kicking off her Irish tour at Granary House on the first of June? If you like, I can ask if you can meet her.”
He brightened. “This is why I love working here!”
“Hey, does anyone feel like drinks on Friday after work?” Laura said. “Fionn?”
“Sorry. One of my housemates is throwing a welcome party for the new people, and I have to go.”
“That sounds brutal,” Laura said. “Daisy?”
“Uh, can’t do this Friday.” She spent a few minutes searching for her pencil, before remembering she’d stuck it through her hair above her ponytail.
“What about the following one?” Laura said. “Fionn, that suit you?”
“Arrgh, I can’t.” Fionn pulled a face. “I’m going to a twenty-first back home in Cork.”
“Don’t worry about it.” Laura turned to Daisy. “If it’s just the two of us, we could probably invite the lads.”
“You mean James and Brian?” God, James barely wanted to visit her family. She couldn’t imagine him wanting to go drinking with Laura and Brian.
“Come on, Daisy,” Laura said. “It’s been ages since we’ve all been out together!”
For excellent reasons, Daisy thought. Still, Laura seemed so enthusiastic, and they hardly ever socialised outside the office anymore. “Sure, yeah.” Now all she had to do was to persuade James.
Laura flashed her a smile. “It’ll be like old times.”
CHAPTER 13
