Hi, Nina." David kissed her. "Where's Max?"
"Watching TV," said Nina. "How was the restaurant today?"
"Good. You know Dan?" asked David. "The new assistant in the kitchen? Well, one of my cooks was ill today so Dan did some cooking. And he was great. He has a French grandmother and he can remember some of the food she made. So he's got lots of ideas for the new memu."
"Daddy,Daddy!" Max shouted, running into the room.
"Hello, tiger," said David. "Let's go and read a story, and then you tell me all about your day."
Father and son left the kitchen. Nina could hear Max's excited voice. thought Nina. "Why do I want to change things?"
She cooked dinner for herself and David.
"Are you ready to eat?" asked Nina when David came back to the kitchen. "There's something I want to talk to you about."
"Mmm. I'm not sure I like the sound of that. Is it something important?" He asked.
"The director from head office came to the bank today. He told me I was the manager of the month," Nina said.
"Well done! Does that mean you'll get more money?" David laughed.
"In a way, yes. He asked me to be the manager in Newcastle. That's a really big bank, about five times the size of the one here." Nina stopped and look med at David's face.
"So yes,more money."
"Ah," was David's only answer. Then a few seconds later, "And what did you say?"
"I said I was interested," Nina answered. "I also said I wanted to talk to you. What do you think?"
"First thought," said David, who stood up to get glass of water, "well done you. You work hard and I'm pleased for you. Second thought - what about my job ? Third thought - Newcastle is so far away from here"
" I thought all that too," said Nina. She went across the kitchen and stood with her arms around David.
"And what about Max ? He loves his school and his friends. And there's my mum and dad to think about," continued David. "I know they live in Exeter, but it's only a hundred kilometres from Bath and we see them quite often."
They could come with us. I'm sure they'll be happy in Newcastle. Your mum was born near there, wasn't she?" Nina was trying to think of some more good there, wasn't she?" Really wanted this new job.
"Yes, but they have all their friends around them now, and they love living in Exeter," David answered. "It's big thing to move at their age.