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Lenka stared down at the phone and realised she didn’t know any numbers, she didn’t kno to call the police The only nuainst the door and dialled her husband’s number in Slovakia

‘Mummy, the lock doesn’t work,’ whispered Jakub, his face white and trean to ring Lenka heard a squeaking sound, and looked up The door handle above her head was turning, and she felt the door give behind her back

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When Erika woke the next , Peterson had rolled away from her and slept on his side with all the covers bunched up around his bare legs She saas 601auilt that she enjoyed being with Peterson, and a deep sadness that she was further apart from Mark The memory had retreated a little, dimmer and further in the past now she had this new experience with another man Her heart sank when she knew she would have to see Peterson today at work, and the next day… She sat up and retrieved her clothes fro on her underwear Peterson rolled over as she pulled the curtain to one side It was still dark outside

‘Morning Don’t you want to stay for breakfast?’

‘No I should go,’ she said doing up her bra

‘Come here’

‘Why?’

He sat up, ‘what do you mean why? I want to kiss you’

Erika went to his side of the bed and perched on the edge He put his arm around her

‘We need to put down some boundaries,’ she said

‘There didn’t seeht’

‘I’m serious I’m your boss It would be easier if we didn’t talk about this at work’

‘Oh, I was going to stand up today and address the incident rooreat you are in the sack…’

‘Peterson’

‘You are great in the sack,’ he said with a wink She looked at hi…’

‘Good’

‘Do you want to do this again?’

‘I don’t know No Can we just chalk it up to a great night?’

‘Chalk it up?’

Erika stood and fumbled around for her socks,

‘What do you want? A relationship? Because I a up