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He re et, so oke in the exact sa We didn’t speak a hile we lay there as the sun rose I kneake becauseinto h and foundI was taken from behind, our bodies spooned, and there was still noIt was peaceful It was caled fiercely while Miller bit intowithin me, then released and pushed to my back before he settled on me He still didn’t speak and neither did I My hair ept froazes held for an eternity I think Miller said h that intense look than he ever could have ords Not even the elusive I love you would have told me what I saw in his eyes
I was captivated
I was under his potent spell
He was speaking tohis lips delicately over mine for a few moments, he peeled hiled oodbye was a tender kiss inof his thumb across my bottom lip Then my phone iped from the bedside table and he played with it for a while before placing it ineach ofhilanced down to find my Internet open on YouTube and Jasmine Thompson on the screen I pressed Play and listened carefully while she sang "Ain’t Nobody" totime after she’d finished and the rooet up, I showered and spent theon repeat
Then I went to see Nan I didn’t protest when I found Ted outside I didn’t complain when he shadowed me all day I didn’t bite Willia the hospital on avehinore any of Miller’s textunder the wave of disappointment when the consultant visited Nan and told her that she wasn’t being discharged until to her hohtto bear the brunt of a Nan-style tongue-lashing, I kept quiet the whole ti at the table in the kitchen, and I’y e, where Ted has set up base, and I’ve heard the frequent sound of his mobile phone before he answers pro either William or Miller that I’m here and I’m fine I’vein particular I even gently broached the subject of lance and Ted’s observation that I look just like her He’s told s I look down at the table where it’s laid and raise surprised eyebrohen I see Sylvie’s na I’ve masked my hopelessness well
‘Hey!’ She sounds out of breath ‘I’ for the Tube but wanted to call you as soon as possible’
‘Why?’
‘A wo after you’
‘Who?’
‘Don’t know She left pretty quick when Del asked as asking’
My back straightens in‘What did she look like?’