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I really aiven that I’ve just wrecked his table in the process, but I wanted to do this trivial thing, because it isn’t so trivial in Miller’s world ‘I’ iven’ His arms curl around my back and he presses his lips to the top of my head ‘How about we abandon breakfast for today?’

‘Fine’

‘We’ll veg All day Then have brunch’

I cringe I knew that would be his plan Lock us away to protectho Nan up from the hospital at four’

‘I’ll collect her,’ he offers, but I know exactly what he’s doing There’s no way I’ her back here’

‘We’ve been over this She needs to be in her own ho she knows around her She won’t like it here’ I break away and head from the kitchen, not prepared to allow him to even try and talk me down It’ll be a waste and will result in a row After last night, I expect he’ll be unbearably protective

‘What’s wrong with here?’ he asks, insulted

I swing around, a little mad that he would be so obtuse where Nan is concerned ‘Because it’s not ho if he truly does wanthis flat with my messy ways or if he’s so desperate to keepme and Nan permanently here

The hurt is visible instantaneously, and I snap my mouth shut before I twist the knife some more ‘I see,’ he says coldly

‘Miller, I--’

‘No, it’s fine’ He walks pasthe doesn’t touch me I feel like all kinds of shit as I let s of his flat I’ve hurt his feelings He’s trying to help He’s worried aboutthe bridge of o after hi his back disappear into the bedroos’

He’s yanking all of his bedsheets into place when I enter, being rough and stroppy ‘I said it’s fine’