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‘So because you weren’t a blood relation, because you didn’t give birth to his didn’t matter? Didn’t you need his reassurance, his support?’

‘His son had just died I guess he wasn’t thinking about anyone else,’ she said wearily

‘Doesn’t look like ed’

‘Callum,’ she said reproachfully

‘He’s not a priest, Hailey And you didn’t coive you the absolution you seek No one but you can do that’

Hailey rubbed her te less than tolerant of Paul Surely he of all people should understand? ‘Is it so wrong to want to live the rest ofhe doesn’t blame me?’

‘No, it’s just hu to matter what he or anybody else thinks?’

‘He says he loves me’

Callum rubbed his hand over his head, this conversation too, tooit’

‘Callum’

‘What? First he drops you like a hot cake when his ex-wife caure things out?’

She ignored his barb about the ex ‘I think he’s had a bit on his plate,’ she said derisively

‘What happens when his ex coain?’

Hailey felt suddenly chilled, thinking about the disruption Donna had caused the first time around She brushed her hands up and down her arms ‘Donna’s remarried,’ she said quietly

He noticed the stiltedness of her voice and realised this tack wasn’t getting hihed ‘Do you love him?’ She opened her mouth to answer but he was so afraid she’d say yes he continued, qualifying his question further ‘I uilt or blas’

Callu a candle for Paul the whole tiuilt led her to make the ultimate sacrifice?