But you’re always so clean-cut and perfectly pressed. Who knows what seeing you get a little grimy will do to me…
FIONA
Well, now you know what seeing you get a little grimy will do to me
SATOSHI
And I may never recover
Seriously, I have to stand behind the bar all evening and my legs are still shaking
FIONA
I told you I wanted to
Although maybe doing it *in* the spider cellar wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had. When I picked up the kids, I had to think fast when Rosie asked me why my knees were all dirty.
SATOSHI
What did you tell her?
FIONA
That I dropped one of my earrings in the garden and I’d been kneeling down looking for it
And then Georgia said, ‘But Mummy, you aren’t wearing earrings’, and…
SATOSHI
You could have told them the truth, you know
Not the whole truth, obviously – but that you were helping me out in a dirty cellar
FIONA
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Seriously, though, I had fun today. I’ll help you out in a dirty cellar whenever you like x
It gave me an idea for my next column, actually – how many people have all this incredibly valuable wine just randomly stashed under the house???
SATOSHI
Oh, I can tell you some STORIES
And connect you to some people who can tell you some stories, so I’m not your only source
FIONA
You really are very useful to have around x
Just sent off the very final edits for my Bibliophile piece, btw – it’ll be published at the end of the month
SATOSHI
Congratulations!!
I’m going to frame a copy for the bar and get you to sign it x
