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After sunset

As I opened my door, a man with a shock of red hair and broad shoulders gave a cheeky grin.

‘I’m Nathan,’ he twinkled. ‘Here to look at your leak.’

Wow, talk about a hot handyman…

It was May 2021 and water had been dripping through my living-room ceiling for months.

Finally, the council had sent someone to look – and they’d certainly delivered!

‘Can I get you a cup of tea?’ I offered.

‘I wouldn’t say no,’ he winked at me.

Was he flirting?

Turns out he was – as soon as he left, I got a text from an unknown number.

It was Nathan.

I got your number from the he wrote.

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