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It was Aidan who finally raised his head, his gaze lingering on her mouth ‘How much do you care about that lipstick?’

‘I don’t, but aren’t we supposed to be somewhere?’ she reminded him

‘Oh, yeah’ He groaned and reluctantly released her before walking to a small table with a mirror above it ‘Come here’

Cara saw the black velvet jewellery case on the top Happy tears spiked behind her eyes and she walked towards hi?’

‘A ruffly ‘Turn around’

Feeling choked, Cara did, her heart trying to beat its way out of her chest Was it a memento of her time on the island or her time with him?

As if in answer to her silent questions, he said, ‘I figure you deserve so nice after last weekend’

Oh, so it was a pity present? Her eyes sought his out in thea sood re that Aidan had esture would be truly foolish on her part

‘Jenny’s pearls,’ she said softly, focusing on the necklace and what it didn’t rey pearls similar to the ones she had admired so much the other day ‘It’s beautiful I didn’t see this one’

‘It’s one of her earlier pieces’ He reached around and took her hand and circled her wrist with abracelet

‘Oh, Aidan You shouldn’t have’

‘Esther wouldn’t let me leave without it And …’ He reached into the box once s’

Cara pressed her hand to her chest as he revealed twin gunrey pearls ‘I don’t knohat to say’

She felt her lower lip quiver and stuck her teeth into it

‘Don’t cry, or I’ll take it all back,’ he said gruffly, pulling her lip free from her teeth

Cara sed the e away inside of her and decided to suppress the instinct to throw her ars and started fastening the a lot lately about the future,’ she said, wanting to fill the void that had once again opened up inside her ‘And I think one day I’ll open a little shop Do you think Jenny would be interested in collaborating with me?’

‘She ?’

‘M co them’

‘I agree,’ he said seriously ‘You look terrible in clothes Froo around naked’