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‘Eric’s death wasn’t your fault, Hailey’

‘I know’

Callu her ‘Do you? Really?’

She looked into his grey eyes, so close now His knees were centimetres from hers ‘Yes, really On an intellectual level, yes’

‘And on an emotional level?’

Hailey sighed Boy, did he kno to ask the right questions ‘Es aren’t so clear cut’

Callu of his beer ‘Ain’t that the truth’

Hailey looked at him sharply ‘You blame yourself for Tom?’

‘No’ Calluave a decisive shake of his head ‘I was onto that very quickly’

Then that only left…‘Annie?’

Calluaze He rolled the beer bottle against his forehead ‘You’re not going to tellI could have done?’

‘I think you know that,’ she said gently

He glared at her ‘I’m a doctor, damn it I save people’s lives That’s what I do And yet I couldn’t even help my oife’

‘I know’

‘She wouldn’t let me help her She was so determined to do it herself’

‘I know,’ Haileyelse she could say

Callum rubbed his hand over his hair ‘Annie’s parents blame me’

‘Oh, Callum, I don’t think—’