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‘That’s not the only reason I came’

Sergio illing to let this go What they had was good—better than good He didn’t want her to start getting ideas about his place in her life because she was at her cousin’s wedding He didn’t need long, intense conversations about normal relationships, where boyfriends couldn’t wait to meet the family and have friends over for Sunday lunch

‘Isn’t it? What, then?’

‘I missed you’ He smiled slowly

‘Why is it all about sex for you?’

She could read that smile as easily as she could read a book, and it still had the power to turn her legs to jelly even though herits best to resist

‘It’s not Making hly as well Ah I spot curious eyes and a few people descending Looks like you’re going to have to do a round of introductions whether you like it or not’

So he’d wanted to show up unannounced? He couldn’t see what the big deal was When he had started this fling with her he had not expected it to last longer than a week or two She didn’t fit his profile, and he was sh to work out that if the women who did fit his profile were done and dusted within a month or two then there was no chance that her novelty value would outlast a night in the sack, maybe two

But she was still around, and he wasn’t sick of her yet And, that being the case, it had s she had always made sure to keep quiet about He had wanted to know exactly what he was dealing with instead of taking her at face value That was just the man he was Where was the problem?

She was still looking at hiry eyes

‘You knohere I’ weepy and hysterical I caame But, like I said, that wasn’t the only reason And now that I’m here there will be questions asked if you’re sour and defiant about introducing your boyfriend to your family So relax, Susie’

She’d forgotten just how inherently suspicious he was, but it had been brought back to her now She had fallen in love with a et so far and no further There would always be part of hi, seductive lover, but a proper relationship would always threaten his self-control so he would never allow it She’d conveniently et that part of him, and it hurt now to have been reminded of it

‘I’m relaxed!’