The chilled bottle touched her lips as she took a long well deserved sip of chartreuse.

She sat back in her chair with her feet resting on the coffee table before her.

Ideally she would have been drinking outside but the hot weather was vanquished by storm clouds that continue to thunder outside.

If her husband was here she’d never dare be so indulgent, but he wasn’t. He was away doing business or meeting other women. Who cares? Right now she could relax watching her favourite films, sipping her favourite drink, and finally enjoying the box of chocolates her kids got her for Mother’s Day.

Kids at school, husband away, now it was her time to take care of herself and enjoy the rare occurrence of an empty house.