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For the next couple of days life in Sydney went on as usual Darcy worked on designs for our upco fall season and I dealt with emails from our manufacturer in Newcastle back in the UK, and emails from our admin and tech support back home who dealt with accounts, custo store

I was lulled into a false sense of security with Darcy I thought ineus takeout at a local Chinese to find Darcy sitting on my bed with my iPad mini in her hands

The photos from my phone were on there

She turned the iPad and I drew in a sharp breath at a photo of Craig andon a dock on Loch Loround We were pressed cheek to cheek, s happily into the caether We’d taken long walks, eaten at a lovely wee café, and at night Craig had taken me to a deserted tourist car park and we’d ers in the back of his car

The me?” I was angry at the invasion ofthere were soether—but mostly I felt panic

Darcy looked confused and hurt “Is this Craig?”

My panic increased “How do you know that?”

“Because we have h who, unliketo tell me what the hell you’ve been up to these last few months”

“Darcy—”

“Why didn’t you tellsince you got here about why you were so fucking sad, hoping that it was just hoet over it But it was more than that I could tell So I called back home Lucy said she barely heard from you the last few months you were in Scotland She said youand then fell off the radar”

Weary, I slumped down in my computer chair The flat didn’t have a third room I could use as an office so han”

“And why don’t I know about hihed “You were in a bad place and I didn’t want to gloat about er “Okay Fine How about telling me about him no that you know I’m not in a bad place and have a wonderfulAbout

When I was finished, Darcy plopped back againstas exhausted as I felt “I don’t even knohere to start Yourbehind the man you love for me”

“You come first,” I said autoain”

Darcy’s eyes widened “Dear God, Rain, is that what this about?”