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Oh, lord He really hadn’t been expecting this Even if he hadn’t been involved with Madison, he wouldn’t have accepted Nita’s offer—but at the sa to be rude and obnoxious about it and irl feel embarrassed or hurt ‘It’s very sweet of you to ask—thank you very ht’ I dinner for Madison and her cousin

‘How about toested

She looked so full of hope and he felt horrible, sta on her dreams like this, but he had to be honest to be kind ‘Nita, I’irl like you would ask me to dinner—particularly as I must be nearly fifteen years older than you are—but I’m sorry, I can’t’

She didn’t say it, but it ritten in her eyes Why?

Well, he was going honest May as well tell her the truth—just enough of it not tosomeone,’ he explained

‘But…’ She blinked ‘We never see you with anyone Everyone thought you were single’

He shrugged ‘My partner and I—’ ha, what a way to describe Madison ‘—both hate gossip, so we keep it low key’

‘It sounds pretty serious’

He nodded It was Which hy he was having such a hard tiive her what she wanted froive her a chance to find sos she wanted

Nita looked embarrassed ‘I’m so sorry I would never have asked you if I’d had any idea that you were involved with someone I just…’ Her voice faded

Relief flooded through hi to be difficult, after all ‘It’s not a proble to ues Come and have a coffee and you can tell me what you know about antiphospholipid syndronancy—let’s see how much you learned from Mrs Hanson’

‘Are you sure…? I ir—’ She stopped abruptly ‘I mean, your partner…’

Re the way Madison had teased hiht first tiues all the ti so much more civilised, don’t you think?’

‘Thank you For being nice, when I’ve made a fool of myself’