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Her mouth dried All she wanted to do was press her , the baby, her doubts in the surety of his kiss ‘I can’t’ She put a hand out, warding him off

‘Daisy’ He sed and she steeled herself Steeled herself against any entreaty Steeled herself against the knowledge that whatever he told her, however he tried to convince her there ords he would never say no matter how much she yearned to hear them

And steeled herself not to yield regardless

‘Will you coan to shake her head ‘I don’tI want to show you’

So ood intentions But she had to return at sos To help disly putting together

To start forgetting the jolt her heart gave as the car pulled over the hill and she saksley, proud in the distance

Or to make up her mind to make the best of it, to keep her word, to put their baby first Trouble was she still didn’t knohich way to turn

To be true to her own heart or to be true to her child?

And in the end weren’t they the sa?

Daisy started walking, no destination inSeb fell into step beside her, not touching her, the inches between them a chasm as she rounded the corner past the stables

‘I was thinking that this end stable would reat studio They’re not listed so you could do whatever you wanted for light—glass walls, anything I know you want to carry on photographing weddings and that’s fine but if you did want to exhibit your other e could even add a gallery’

Was this what he wanted to show her? A way of allery?’

‘Only if you wanted to I knotoo It’s up to you’

‘It would reat space, it’s just’ She faltered, unable to find the words