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She looked at Callu a smile ‘Overherself into a sitting position She reached for the closest article of clothing that lay strewn on the carpet and plucked it up, shoving it back in a bag

‘Here, letfor the spilled contents His hand fell on a black lace bra and knicker set The fabric felt cool beneath his touch and he couldn’t help but wonder hoould look adorning her as he passed it to her

Hailey aze and saw the flare of heat in his eyes She snatched it froh her body just like the night on the balcony ‘I can e, thank you,’ she said primly

She gathered the stuff quickly, very aware of Callu here anyway?’ She repeated her unanswered question fro

‘I live here,’ Callum stated ‘Three doors down’

Hailey looked at him sharply He lived here? Was there some conspiracy out there that she didn’t know about? ‘I’ve never seen you here before’ Not that she was that up to date on the cos in the co ‘When did you move in?’

‘Teeks ago’

Teeks? They’d been here for a fortnight? She searched back in her hts then

‘What are you doing here? Are you visiting someone?’

Calluhts ‘I live here, too,’ she said miserably She pointed to her door three down in the opposite direction

Callu ‘So we’re neighbours?’

‘It would appear so,’ Hailey adht

‘Oh, goody, Daddy Hooray! Hailey is our neighbour!’

Tom jumped up and down excitedly while Callum tried not to think about black lace underwear She looked sexy enough in her strappy, clingy sundress The last thing he wanted was te down the corridor

They looked at each other for a few moments, both unhappy about the unexpected development Hailey broke eye contact first

‘Anyway, sorry to have intruded on your day I’ll be going now’ She grabbed the railing and hoisted herself into a standing position, gritting her teeth at the jab of pain