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Her hair drifted down her back as she shook her head At least she could be happy that she had saved herself the ulti with him But as it he had said? ‘I think you’re afraid of the way I make you feel’

Carly sed He was right, but what did that matter now? When he’d walked out she had known that he wasn’t co back Which hat she wanted

‘Oh, cut it out, Gregory,’ she hollered as the wretched little dog who had been yapping nonstop for the last two minutes kept at it ‘I’m not in the mood!’

When he didn’t stop she turned her head to locate what had agitated hiht of the recalcitrant little dog, which had see all week, dash across the lawn and round the side of the house

Great, he’dleash he’d been tethered to lying uselessly on the lawn Sighing heavily, Carly debated whether to let hiot the better of her and she deftly rolled to her feet

Picking her way gingerly across the pebbled ith her bare feet, she cursed the little dog the whole tiht her head up

Like so along theup dust in his wake

He pulled the bike up to within an inch of the portico steps and sloung his leg over the side

Mouth dry, Carly watched him pull the black helmet from his head and shake out his hair Her heart stopped, and then restarted again at twice the speed

Gregory spotted hi back as he launched himself at the man

Carly’s heart beat double-ti and ruffled his fur, his eyes on her the whole tiory, my old friend’ A slow sht me?’

Heat suffused Carly’s face as she realised she was standing before hiht in the village a few days ago The sales girl had done a number on her and raved about how the colour made her eyes pop

‘I always thought that dog had no sense,’ she said waspishly, struggling to contend with the fact that he was standing in front of her, not least of all her ee ‘Now he’s confirmed it’

Dare had the gall to laugh at her discolint in his eyes Placing Gregory on the ground, he pulled off his gloves and stuffed them inside his helmet ‘It’s nice to see you too, Red’