Secrets from the past - Grace's POV 2

I can’t think very clearly, so I decide to share it with Carrick.

"Are you lonely without me?" he asked. "Come and join me in a game of chess." But then he realized that something was not right. "What is the matter,darling? You look awful."

With trembling hands I handed him the newspaper and pointed at the offending article.

Silently Carrick read carefully all the way through it. When he finished,he rested the paper on his lap and looked at me with wide open,blazing eyes: " Grace,this is preposterous,a scandal is unfolding before our very eyes." I sank on to the setee next to him and we just hugged for a very long time.

"Leave it with me," he said after an eternity,or so it seemed.

"We will get to the bottom of this." I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder. I was fearful of what heartache and problems would lie ahead of us all.

After a short and restless night Carrick and I decided not to inform Christian and Ana just yet. They were

preparing to go on vacation with their children to the Bahamas very soon. As long as they didn't hear about it before they left, it was alright. Carrick reached for his 

cellphone and made a call to Ros, Chrisian's deputy, when he was away. He told her in precise words about the allegations and asked,I f there was anything,that could be done to minimise possible damage to his family.

Ros was an amazing source of valuable ideas indeed.

Without hesitation she proposed to get Welch,Christian's top security man and Barney,the IT whizzkid,onto the case.Now we have to wait and see,with what results,if any, they come up with.

(to be continued)