as far from hardcore as you got. This crowd opposed animal experimentation, but didn't have a clue about the liberationist ideas of people like Ryan Quinn. Sher even seen a couple of them tucking into ham sandwiches and Scotch eggs.
The trouble was, although Lauren had become increasingly convinced that she was wasting her time, she wasn't sure what else to do. In the end she decided to see how the boys were getting on.
Tou haven't seen my brothers around have you??Lauren asked, interrupting the woman sher heated the pasties for, who was now having a conversation with a bearded man about the nightmare she was having getting her new kitchen fitted.
The woman sounded rather irritated. Tes, thank you darling, itt delicious.?
Lauren realised that the woman was actually saying something different. She was saying, The grown-ups are having a conversation now, could you please go away, which made her feel like she was a millimetre tall.
T asked if your seen my brothers,?Lauren said, obviously narked.
Mh,?the woman said, finally turning away from her friend. So I haven't, but you could try the field across the road. A lot of the teenagers hang around over there.?
Cheers,?Lauren said half heartedly. TEl go look.?
She checked there was no traffic ?there almost never was around here ?before springing athletically over the metal barrier and crouching through a gap in the hedge on the opposite side of the road.
The sunlit field was waist-high with bright yellow rapeseed plants whose pollen tickled the inside of Laurent nose. She couldn't see bodies, but noticed cigarette smoke rising out of a fallow area fifty metres away.
A dozen sunbathing teens came into view as she got near the long grass. They were mostly sixteen to eighteen, plus a couple of student types who might have reached twenty.
James was at least a year younger than anyone else, but that hadn't stopped him enjoying himself. He lay in the grass, bare-chested, with his trainers off and a polo shirt rolled under his head as a pillow. His female companion looked about a year older. She was a chunky thing with enormous boobs who sat on her haunches, stripping the yellow petals off the rapeseed plants and grinning as she sprinkled them over James?head.
Ney,?James said, sitting up with a start and guiltily flicking the bright yellow dandruff out of his hair. This is Robyn. Robyn, this is my sister Lauren.?
The way James flirted with anything even vaguely female and conveniently forgot about his girlfriend stuck in Laurent throat. But after the whole blackmail thing, she was on weak ground and knew sher start a massive row if she passed comment.
Lauren consoled herself with the knowledge that Kerry wasn't stupid: sooner or later sher find out what James got up to behind her back and reward him with the punch in the mouth he so richly deserved.
Thatt occurring??Lauren asked.
James grinned at Robyn, then shrugged. Nanging out, you know 厭
Ts Kyle around??
Mver there,?James pointed, Eitting behind the two rugby shirts.?
Lauren glanced at the two chunky lads blocking her view of Kyle. The threesome was having an animated conversation. Those dudes are fit,?she grinned.
Robyn nodded as she made eye contact with Lauren for the first time. 慠ugby players are totally fine. I don't know their names, but they're here quite a bit and I wouldn't mind finding out.?
Tre played tons of rugby,?James lied, put out by the way Robynt attention had drifted towards the two older teens.
Lauren wanted to take James down a peg and call him a liar, but you always have to invent some elements of your fictional background on the fly and one absolute rule of working undercover is never to contradict a fellow agent in case you mess up their story.
Tou are muscly, James,?Robyn purred, as she sprinkled more yellow petals over his head.
If James hadn't snogged Robyn already it was probably only a matter of time and Lauren reckoned sher spew if she had to witness that. She thought about going over to Kyle, but his new friends were much older and she reckoned her presence would make things awkward.
Doesn't look like much is going on,?Lauren said, tilting her head back and letting the sun warm her face. T'll gonna wander back up to the cottage and watch TV or something.?
T saw you making sandwiches earlier,?James said. Don't suppose theret any chance of fetching one down here for us is there??
Tou're right, there isn't,?Lauren said sourly. Later, dudes.?
She felt a bit down as she turned tail and started the gentle stroll towards