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Joss frowned ‘Robert Hughes?’

I sighed ‘He was a famous art critic’

‘I like that’ Joss grinned evilly ‘You know they say honesty is next to godliness’

‘I think that’s cleanliness, babe’

‘Of course it’s cleanliness, but surely honesty is a close second?’

The stubborn glint in Joss’s eyes caused my throat to almost close up Joss was a force to be reckoned with, and if she had an opinion or wanted to say so, there was little you could do to stop her When I firstnot to get involved in her friends’ personal affairs Since rown, and Joss was now the only one who really knew the truth about my life I was thankful for our friendship, but in moments like these I sometihts and eht

I’d been dating Malcolm Hendry for almost three months He was perfect for me Kind, laid-back, tall – and wealthy Malcolly called theh at thirty-nine, he was hardly old He was, however, fifteen years ht be the one, I didn’t want Joss jeopardizing the progress of our relationship by insulting his good friend

‘Jocelyn’ – Braden gripped her waist again, eyeingpanic – ‘I think it best if you practise the art of artifice tonight after all’

Finally readinghand on , Jo I’ll be on my best behaviour I promise’

I nodded ‘It’s just … things are going well, you know’

‘Malcolreed

Joss nored it My friend had made her opinion clear onMalcolenerous and I needed that generosity However, the bigger truth was I really cared about him Ever since my ‘first love’, John, when I was sixteen years old, I’d fallen for char providers and the idea of security forsecond fiddle to my family, and after six months he’d dumped me