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Here it came

‘I’eht You’re in London anyway—so it’s right on your doorstop And who knows? Maybe you’ll net soe from it too! Wouldn’t that be lovely? Matty? Are you still there?’

Matty’s fingers slid down the veneer of the door as one by the one all his party plans burst like bubbles in chane

‘It’s for charity, darling The underprivileged’

Of course it was It hat she did While he took care of the nuts and bolts of the business she got on with all the charity and philanthropy She was a the rich and famous to part with cash and favours for the various charities the bank sponsored It worked perfectly well—if only she would remember to tell him when she needed him

‘OK You’ve guilt-tripped hed ‘What’s involved?’

‘It’s an arts benefit pre’s’

‘As long as it’s not dance You know I can’t stand hts’

‘Did you say dance? Yes, it’sAll you have to do is a quick photo-call on the red carpet and shake soed I know you like to be prepared, so I’ve asked Ruby to look after things She has your itinerary, and there’s nothing she doesn’t know about dance She’s one of the British Ballet’s soloists, but she’s recovering fro’

He opened the door into the cabin and right on cue the gorgeous Ruby appeared So she wasn’t agency staff—she was a dancer Well, that checked out Her posture was perfecther body was perfect But why on earth was she serving him iced water at twenty thousand feet?

Suddenly it all became clear

He went back into the bedroom and closed over the door