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‘SO?’

‘So what?’ Hailey fobbed off her sister

‘You disappeared out onto the balcony the other night Did you find so in the new year with?’ Rilla repeated with an exaggerated slowness

‘I’ the question again She indicated the pile of charts she orking on ‘See these? See that sign?’ She pointed to the sign on the wall near the light switch, ‘It says Ward 2B This is a hospital, remember’

‘So you did ely as she bit into her apple

Hailey sighed in exasperation and thren her pen ‘Isn’t it busy down in Eetting back to?’

‘I’m on my break Anye’re in a lull They know I’ you, if they need me’

Hailey knew she wasn’t going to shake her sister ‘You know, just because you and Luca finally got your act together, it doesn’tfor love’

Rilla laughed ‘Hah! I knew it! What’s his name?’

Hailey wished she could share that particular piece of information with her sister but she hadn’t found out hercapitulation was easier than trying to wrestle the bone from her sister ‘Tom’s father?’ she offered dubiously

Rilla frowned ‘Toht a bit , ‘thedude? Mr Tuxedo?’

Hailey smiled at Rilla’s nickname Hadn’t she been enthralled by hoell he wore a suit? She filled her sister in on her balcony tryst, heavy on the detail with Tom, more hazy about his father

‘Oh, Hails Do you think it’s wise to get involved with another ently

Hailey hadn’t told them much about what had happened in London but Rilla had known, they’d all known, that the sudden death of her sister’s young charge had been a devastating blow One thing was for sure, Hailey was certainly a very different person froadabout she’d been before her travels

‘I’hts’ worth of steamy dreams over a very non-steaain I don’t even knoho he is, for crying out loud’