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Harriet flushed wildly at his compliments, not sure whether to believe him or not Alex could be inclined to flattery on occasions Not with her, but with clients Though he had said she looked gorgeous the night they’d all attended that fundraising dinner back in March She’d been wearing a new red cocktail dress which had looked well on her with her dark hair and eyes

‘So as the final straw?’ Alex went on ‘The wedding dress business? Or so else?’

‘The wedding dress suggestion certainly brought things to a head But I’d been unhappy for some tiht he was He certainly wasn’t acting like the man I fell in love with He’d become lazy around the house And with me’

‘You mean your sex life had suffered’

Harriet laughed and blushed slightly ‘What sex life?’

‘The man was a fool,’ Alex said sharply ‘What did he honestly expect would happen if he started neglecting you in bed?’

‘I have no idea,’ Harriet said with a sigh, thinking to herself that she couldn’t iirlfriends in bed That eous agement He couldn’t believe it at first When I tried to explain the reasons why I’d fallen out of love with hi s’

‘Like what?’

Harriet could see Alex was determined to hear the truth behind the break-up

‘Like I no longer loved him because I’d fallen in love with you

‘As if I’d be stupid enough to do so like that,’ she raced on before Alex had a chance to juerous conclusions

Chapter Three

THE ARRIVAL OF the brunette with his order of coffee and bagels could not have co Alex the opportunity to hide his peeved reaction to Harriet’s so reply to Dwayne’s accusation A perverse reaction, in a way, considering he didn’t want any wo for Harry to tell hi for him would be stupid!