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As Craig walked back to his flat he thought how fucked up it was that his city, a city that had been fae and empty these days

He knehy, but he daren’t think her naot to his flat he felt a h him when he found his door unlocked Silently he turned the handle and on light feet he walked inside

“It’s us, sweetheart!” hisat the identity of the intruder but confused as to why she was there, Craig shut his front door and strode into the heart of his flat

He caie, and Jeannie “What’s going on?”

Maggie stepped forward, her ar a familiar, mulish expression “This is an intervention”

“An intervention?” He frowned, not in thewhat?”

“Watch your mouth,” his ave hi up, all he’d done orry about her Soood solid bloke and he clearly loved his sister Still, Craig never stopped worrying about her It was strange to be on the receiving end of that familial concern “I’ exasperated

His eyebrows rose at her tone He’d been avoiding her these last feeeks Finally guilt ht and he’d told her that Rain had left and why She’d gotten off the phone sounding sad Not exasperated

“I will be,” he insisted, although right now it didn’t feel like it

He rief

“You’re going to Australia,” Maggie suddenly announced

He raised an eyebrow at her “What?”

Their ht we said we’d lead up to that?”

“I cut to the chase”

“Well, I’-up-to-it part,” Craig suggested ih, you’re so snarky when you’re heartbroken” Maggie made a face and was abruptly pulled down onto the sofa by an annoyed Jeannie