101 Conversations in Intermediate English

51. The unexpected visit

As Turner and Laura are talking about the anonymous informant that has warned them about the crimes, someone arrives at Laura’s office.

Jake: Mummy!

Laura: Son! What a lovely surprise! What are you doing here? Were you taking a walk with Nancy?

Nancy: Good evening, Laura. We are on our way back from the cinema and we happened to be very close to you. Jake asked if we could come in, I hope you don’t mind.

Laura: Of course not. In any case, I was getting ready to go home. It’s past nine! What do you think about having dinner and going to bed son?

Jake: That would be great!

Laura: You can go home, Nancy. I can take Jake from here.

Nancy: Ok, Bye!

Jake: Bye, Nancy! I love you! What’s this picture mummy? It’s very pretty…

Laura: Jake, you can look at it while I talk to my boss.