Marcie thought it over

It had been years, perhaps shifting into decades, since John and Marcie had treated themselves. Always excuses, Marcie remembered. No money being the most common, paying for schools, universities, mortgages, bills – living had soaked up all their cash, never any to spare.

Treats had been trips to the mall to stock up on M&S knickers and socks and perhaps indulge in a Costa coffee, even cake if the knickers had been on sale. Once, John had allowed her to take the kids to Bristol Zoo, a wild e...