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He turned to her and breathed in her clean floral scent

In actual fact this was a speech he never actually had to give—not in so ht thoroughly enjoy a wo castles in the sky The woe

‘Which,’ he continued carefully, ‘isn’t to say that it necessarily ’

‘What do you mean?’

‘I meanput it this wayyou told me that you favoured optimism over realism’

‘I said I favoured opti cynical? How can you ever look forward to what life has to bring if you’re busy seeing everything frole?’

Sergio was te, that she had a eyes—a curious shade of brown, ed with lush, dark lashes And the tiny mole on her cheekbone was pretty cute as well

‘It’s extraordinary that you can face each day bri over with optimism when you live here’

‘That an incredibly snobby thing to say’

‘You’re probably right’ He flushed darkly Stanley had said

‘You can coot any’

‘Of course I empathise with people who don’t have money Not that it’s particularly relevant, but Stanley, round!’ He raked his fingers through his hair and wondered how they had ended up down this blind alley

‘That’s not eh’ she relented and met his eyes squarely ‘it’s pretty cool what you did for him’

‘I beg your pardon?’

‘He told et back on his feet after he’d spent time in prison He said that he pretty much wouldn’t have knohat to do if you hadn’t stepped in and rescued him from himself’