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What she hadn’t done was follow the normal trajectory he was used to, where a woive, and subtly tried to question him about what happened next

Irritated because the one woman he did want to expect more from him actually didn’t, Sa at Ruby as she accepted Tino’s offer of a lift ho her home himself

She didn’t say anything on the way, petting Kong and staring at the Sydney landscape she’d seen a enda, Sahts, but now, as he pulled up outside her apart

Moving Kong to the back seat, he went around to open Ruby’s door, barely restraining his irritation when he found her already waiting for him on the kerb

‘I’ll walk you up,’ he clipped out, reaching for her bag

‘No need,’ she said clasping the handle as if it were full of jewels and she was staring at a newly released prison inmate ‘I had a lovely time this weekend Thank you’

Saether ‘This isn’t exactly the way I planned for it to end, Ruby’

‘It was a little aith Valentino turning up like that but—’

‘I’ about you and ht with me’ He placed his hands on her shoulders ‘Come back to my place and let me fix you dinner’

‘I can’t’ She wouldn’t meet his eyes ‘I have to look over work stuff and—’

‘Do it at mine’

‘Molly expects reed to talk about Mum’s situation’

‘Her wedding, you mean’

‘Yes’

He could feel the tension eht muscles in her shoulders and wanted to ease the burden she felt ‘Your irl, Ruby She can take care of herself’

‘I know that’ She pulled back from him and he knew he’d offended her ‘I’m not an idiot’

‘I didn’t say you were’

Frustrated, Sah his hair The more Ruby tried to put walls up between the to offer you support’

‘I don’t need your support, Sairl as well’