Let me know if the invitation still stands.
Eve
To:Eve
From:Aaron
Date:05 March
Subject:Still very much stands
Hi Eve,
Apologies for the delayed reply. We’ve had a bit of a situation with a client and it’s been all hands on deck.
One of our clients was travelling through Myanmar and got into a serious car accident outside Mandalay. The local hospital stabilised him, but it was clear pretty quickly that he needed more specialist care. Cue several hours of wrangling logistics, medicalstaff, emergency clearances, and one very stubborn international insurance rep. In the end, we managed to get him airlifted out to Singapore for surgery and recovery. He’s doing well now, but it’s been one of those weeks where time seems to collapse into coffee and chaos.
So, yes. That’s why this reply is coming a little later than planned.
And also yes. The offer absolutely still stands. I meant it. If you’re coming by train, let me know your arrival time and where you’ll be getting in. I’ll come and collect you. No chance of you dragging a suitcase through the mud if I can help it.
You can have as much tea as you like. Possibly even a sandwich or two, depending on how well I’ve stocked the fridge by then. I’ll be heading up to St Claire on Thursday 14 March. Jon wants to walk me through things before they head off to Paris on Friday. I suspect this means him showing me an unnecessarily complicated heating system and Abby talking me through the contents of her freezer.
Really glad you’re coming.
More soon,
Aaron
To:Aaron
From:Eve
Date:06 March
Subject:Travel plans and overpacking admissions
Hi Aaron,
Thank you for your message, and I’m glad to hear your client is recovering. That sounded incredibly stressful, though also very much like something you’re annoyingly good at handling.
I wanted to let you know that I’ve booked my train ticket. I’ll be arriving on Friday. The train gets into Skipton at ten past one. Please don’t worry about collecting me from there. I can get the bus to St Claire easily enough.
If you wouldn’t mind picking me up from St Claire itself, that would be amazing. I remember the B&B is a little out of the way, and I should probably warn you that I’m a notorious overpacker. Entirely capable of convincing myself that I might need three pairs of boots and an emergency novel collection. But if it’s inconvenient, I can always get a local taxi instead. No problem at all.
Really looking forward to the change of scenery. And you.
Eve
To:Eve
From:Aaron
Date:07 March
Subject:Change of plans (and new company)
Hi Eve,
