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"She told you, huh?"

Dylan nodded "And trust ht now"

"Look," Lucien sighed "I can’t tell you what to do, and I won’t lie to Kara and Sophie for you But find your oay to tell her over the co weeks I won’t push you And in any case, I don’t think that brother of yours is likely to conised the wisdom of Lucien’s words, and appreciated the trust he’d bestowed by allowing him to dictate the pace His idyll had to end, but he could choose how and when It was a bittersweet privilege

"Don’t underestiht just surprise you"

"She already does Every single day"

Lucien nodded, cradling his glass in his hands He kneons of a …"

Dylan looked up, his troubled expression clearing a little at the change of subject

"We’re keeping it low key," Lucien said "Just a handful of people, and I… I kind of wondered if you’d beLucien sound anything but ultra confident,the trace of nerves behind his question all thethe tension leave his body as he reached out and shook Lucien’s hand, clasping it with both of his own "I’d really love to"

The bond of friendship between the two lasses Maybe there was hope, after all Lucien would have been within his rights to ask him to leave, but he’d chosen instead to stand beside him, shoulder to shoulder

"Thank you," Dylan said "Your faith in me means a lot"

Lucien lifted a nonchalant shoulder "Just don’t expecthis chair back as he stood "I like you, but this isn’t Brokeback Mountain"

As Lucien walked away, Dylan couldn’t repress an inner sreeable events of the evening, as he gazed into his shot glass He hadn’t only found a remarkable woman in Ibiza He’d made a true friend

At the villa, Kara and Sophie sat on the terrace beneath the shade of an u had drawn in, an open bottle of chilled white wine on the table in front of them

"Here in Ibiza? In a feeeks ti forward to a trip to the land of sexy Vikings"

"Sorry Blaed with exaggerated resignation "I’ anyway," she ad up their wine glasses "I take it that the divine Mr Day is the reason for your change of heart?"

"God, Soph," Kara said, feeling the flush of pleasure on her cheeks at the mention of him "He really is divine He’s like… I don’t even kno to put it Hesmile "I mean it, I’ve never etsher eyebrows questioningly " Does he really get you?"

"Holy fuck Yes God, yes!" Kara laughed "Does he ever"

"Good You deserve someone to make you feel like that," Sophie said "God knows, you’ve kissed your share of frogs"