Knowing Me Knowing You Read Online Free Page A

in an attempt to find a piece of paper that hadn’t been drawn on.
    ‘ Good, so what time? Seven? Half past? ’
    ‘ Erm , better make it seven , the me al’s supposed to start at eight , ’ Kate replied, finally pulling out an A4 pad and reaching for a pen.
    ‘ And where are we going? In your email you said it was a work function. ’
    ‘ Yes, it’s a dinner, banquet thingy, something pos h like that . It’s at the Grand, ’ Kate replied .
    ‘ Is it black tie? ’
    ‘ No, at least I don’t think so. Shall I check? ’ Kate asked , becoming flustered.
    It would be posh but she didn’t know the dress code. T he Lady Dragon was wearing an Oscar worthy dress though so maybe it was black tie.
    ‘ That’s OK; I’ll dress smart and bring the dinner jacket in the car just in case, ’ Joel replied.
    ‘ Good, ’ Kate said not knowing what else to say.
    H ow could she find out the dress code without actually speaking to the Lady Dragon? Lynn ! She would ask Lynn .
    ‘ Right, well I’ll meet you at seven at Fenton ’ s on Friday, ’ Joel spoke.
    ‘ Good, OK - wait - how will I recognise you? ’ Kate wanted to know, a hundred things going through her mind.
    ‘ I’ll be wearing a tulip in my lapel, ’ the honeyed voice replied
    ‘ A tulip, right, OK, ’ Kate responded, writing it down on her pad.
    ‘ I’m just kidding! You can have a look at my profile on the website, there’s a photo, ’ Joel responded a hint of amusement in his voice.
    ‘ Oh, yes, of course, ’ Kate answered, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment.
    She was so glad he couldn’t see her or he would be running a mile in the other direction and changing his phone number.
    ‘ OK, well I’ll see you on Friday. ’
    ‘ Yes, good, Friday. I mean not as in Good Friday, as in next Friday, sorry, ’ Kate babbled, her cheeks reddening as she cursed herself.
    ‘ Bye, ’ Joel ended.
    ‘ Bye. ’
    Her heart was racing as she put the phone down. What had she done? She had engaged the services of a male escort to accompany her to a work function. If it backfired and people found out, she would never be able to hold her head up again. And it wasn’t going to be Stephen! Smiling Stephen with the kind eyes and a hint of stubble, that she thought had really suited him. She had almost got used to the idea of passing a few hours with Stephen. Kate raced back over to the laptop. She didn’t have a clue what this Joel looked like . W hat if he wasn’t appropriate? God had she really said that? What a snob! He had said he was a close match to the criteria she had entered. But what if that meant he had one eye instead of two or no hair when she had definitely asked for hair. She almost couldn’t bear to look as she typed the name into the search engine and waited for something to appear. She didn’t have to wait long. In a matter of milliseconds Joel’s profile appeared on her screen and looking through her fingers she let out a horrified gasp. There was no way she could take him to the function, no way in the world.
     

Three
     
    Kate was still flustered the following morning when she dropped Bethan off at Hermione’s. She had spent a fretful night wondering what she was going to wear and whether she c ould possibly attend on her own. She could say her date had gone down with swine flu or something equally contagious. Yes, her date could have been an important, influential member of the Mexican government who she had met at the embassy when she had been doing research for a client matter, Mr Gonzales’ divorce, his new Will and ownership of the taco business. That way the Lady Dragon would be impressed at his status and she wouldn’t have to go through the whole humiliating experience of employing an escort.
    ‘ Hello Sweetie, Cyrus and Sky are just setting up a den in the living room . S o you want to go and play? There we go, ’ Hermione spoke as she let the two females into her house and relieved Bethan of her coat.
    ‘ Give Mummy a