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‘Donna, what’s up?’

‘I’ve broken htened her voice ‘Trent’s not hoot no one to help look after Fraser Can you come?’

Didi rubbed her tired eyes Donna lived in the Yarra Valley, a couple of hours’ drive from Melbourne—too far for Didi to commute on a daily basis with her unreliable car

They’d met as volunteers at a kids’ breakfast club in Sydney, then Donna had married and moved to Victoria with her husband, but he worked on an offshore oil rig half the time Didi would have to stay with her, which meant she’d be unavailable for work—if she still had a job, that was

She glanced at her chaotic apartment and empty cartons If you couldn’t help a friend in need…‘I’ll be there as soon as I can’

Didi threw a handful of clothes and essentials into a couple of canvas supered to pack away her precious art supplies She still had three weeks before she had to vacate—cutting it fine, but it couldn’t be helped She wasn’t about to let Donna down—Ca bad bulldozer would just have to wait

Caot to him more The fact that Katrina had stalked him to a business function and left her poison, or that so someone called Didi—had announced the fact to hiotiations

Negotiating with Bill Smith needed subtlety and diplomacy And as much as the s over with the council He an hadn’t announced Ca with her condemnation of Cameron Black Property Developers He’d had to schedule anotherhe didn’t have time for, but he’d won the older man over at least

He stared out of his office ith its view of Telstra Stadiuan It had been a siency that serviced the building and cross-reference it with the catering fir either because when he’d rung they assured Ca with their company and did Cam wish to file a complaint as well?

Of course the na for It was due for major renovation in teeks They’d been served eviction notices as soon as the project had been finalised o And they’d all vacated the prean in apartment six

He expelled a long breath She didn’t deserve to lose her job for having the guts to stand up for her beliefs, however uided they were in this particular circu his photo She obviously cared about others and respected their rights—even his, he thought, with a ist of his lips

He wanted a chance to explain his vision for the development and the reasons behind it If she’d stop for one second and listen, that was As for living arrange trouble finding a place Find her an apartment in one of his complexes somewhere