A nod’s as good as a wink

Livia was hard-wired to pick up on things, particularly drink-fuelled off the cuff remarks.

“But you’re there at weekends, aren’t you?.... If you’re saying what I think you might be saying, Sofia, you either like to live dangerously or have, let’s say, a very interesting taste in men. Or maybe you’re playing a game of your own that requires considerable skill! Are you sleeping with Tony yourself?” Livia was very direct.

Sofia realised her slip. “Absolutely not! Perish the thought! How could you think that of me Livia?”

“But Tony’s tried it on with you though?”

Sofia nodded.