Chapter 2
She really was a wimp, there she was with her boss only one day away and she already missed him. Seeing that this long day in the office without any quarrelling with the DI was as good as over she refused Winston´s invitation for a drink and went home thinking that she needed to get a life.
Doing some window shopping on the way she turned around and bumped into a young man. Cursing she bend down to pick up her bag only to notice that he had already got it and was handing it to her: "I´m really sorry, I should look where I go, Miss! I hope you´re not hurt." He was smiling at her apologetically.
Confused Barbara took another look as the guy looked somehow familiar but she couldn´t place him. "Yeah, thanks everything is fine. How about you?"
He smiled again: "I´m okay too. Would you allow me to invite you for a drink to excuse me gaucheness?"
As she had no other plans and perhaps to convince herself that she had a life she agreed and to her total astonishment she really enjoyed it.
They went to a nearby pub for a beer and talked about their works, Liam that was his name was a solicitor but also worked for the family farm and was in London not only for a client matter but also for a creative fair to sell the fabrics his family tweed mill in Scotland produced. They also used the wool of their own sheep so they were agricultural and in the tweed business.
It all sounded interesting and her thoughts only once wandered off to her boss and his Estate in Cornwall. They also had still a lot of agriculture there.
Liam was easy to listen to and he also was interested in her work and asked a lot of questions about the MET.
After the first pint they also ordered something to eat and Barbara was more than surprised when it was already 10 pm when they left the pub.
"Thanks for this nice evening. Better get home now as I have to be at work early tomorrow morning," She said trying to suppress a yawn.
"Yes, it was really nice and I enjoyed it immensely. Here is my card perhaps we can meet again before I have to go up North again," Liam said when they parted and Barbara went home feeling that there really was a life out there and that it sometimes came to you in the oddest of places and moments.
A/N: I´m sorry about any sleepless nights, I thought I gave already away enough with the frist chapter, but I guess that is becasue I know where I will go with this story :). Thanks for the reviews and here comes already the next chapter, quite fast for me :)