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‘Sergio’ Louise stepped forward, still thrilled to bits, and took his arm ‘You oing to be delighted,’ she whispered to Susie, who had reluctantly fallen into step as theysuch a gorgeous chap’

‘Mum’

Too late Events had been taken out of her hands Or rather transferred fro progressed, everyone else’s hands

So many people had heard of him She hadn’t known him from Adam when she had plonked herself next to him uninvited because she had been on the run from her dinner companion She hoped to God that he didn’t breathe a word about that

Having had him all to herself for the past feeeks, she estruck at the ease hich he mixed He knew just what to say to everyone He charly attentive to her And she couldn’t help but feel a treacherous burst of pride at having his ar over her shoulders

Even Clarissa, as getting steadilywore on, and who barely had time to talk to anyone because she was so wrapped up with Thoed her to one side and told her that she wanted to hear everything the very second they were alone together once she’d returned from her honeymoon

Under any other circumstances, Susie would have been over the moon Had they been seriously involved, and had their relationship gone beyond sex—had she not now been carrying his baby—she would have been bursting with happiness and daydrea the next one to walk up the aisle

As things stood

‘Did Stanley bring you? I guess you’ll be wanting to head off now’

Most of the guests had left Only a circle of hard-core friends, all drunk, were swaying inside the lasses in their hands

Outside, the teed her pashmina around her

Soio’s bow tie had been discarded, and she wanted to slip possessive fingers under his shirt and feel that hard, roughened chest against her skin She itched to do it

‘You’re not drinking?’

‘II’ve had a headache all day,’ Susie mumbled

‘What’s eating you?’

‘Why didn’t you tell ?’