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‘Us Hawksley My parents My job Everything really’

‘That’s a lot of thinking’

‘Yes’ His mouth quirked Daisy tried to look away but she couldn’t, her eyes drawn to the firm lines of his jaw, the shape of his mouth

‘Doesat the castle the past week, dedicating every hour to her daughter’s wedding How could Daisy tell her it was all for nothing?

‘No I just said you needed some space,’ His eyes were fixed on her with a painful intensity; she was stripped under his gaze ‘She and Violet have gone to your studio to decorate’

‘To what?’ What day was it? Her stoht It’s supposed to be low-key’

‘I got the sense that things may have evolved a little Violet was very excited about buying in some special straws?’

‘Straws?’

‘Shaped strawsanatomically shaped straws’

‘Oh Oh! Really? Vi has?’

‘I didn’t want to tell them they may not be needed, not until I’d spoken to you’ His mouth curved into the faers into a fist to stop herself froood to have a stock of penis straws in’

‘I’ll bear that in mind’

All the things she had planned to say to hi speeches all night but in the end it was her father’s words that echoed round and round in her mind When you know, you know

She knew she loved hi, wanted to hold him, feel his arms around her, allow him to kiss away her fears But he wouldn’t do that, would he? No Kisses were strictly for the bedroom

And wonderfully, toe-curlingly delicious as they were, that wasn’t enough

‘Seb,’ she began

Another step and he was right before her ‘No hat’ His hand reached out and smoothed down her hair ‘No lipstick’ He ran it down the side of her cheek, drawing one finger along her bottole of his touch shivering through her

‘I didn’t bring anything with : jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt Ordinary, sensible clothes She felt naked in the to hide behind

‘You’re beautiful whatever you wear’ His voice was husky and her knees weakened as she looked up and saw the heat in his eyes