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She nodded to Davis at the security desk and crossed the ornate foyer, stepped into the elevator If her sister could see Didi now…

Should she answer that? Didi frowned at herout over the soft CD she’d been working to She didn’t need any distractions, but what if it was Ca up on her with some request or other? She could tell him she’d started, even if she didn’t need to hear his deep velvet voice on the other end of the line She set down the fra and answered with a crisp, ‘Hello?’

‘Surprise!’

‘Veronica?’ Thinking of the devil in Prada had somehow conjured her up Didi leaned back in her chair, relasses, stunned to hear her sister’s voice Veronica hadn’t spoken to her since she’d left Sydney She rarely spoke to Didi in any case, unless it was to denigrate her So as she ringing now? Didi rubbed the frown pleating her brow ‘How are you?’

‘I’m well Are you busy?’ When Didi didn’t answer, Veronica said, ‘I didn’t know if you’d be able to take personal calls while you’re working Sooing to leave a e’

‘Ah-h-h…No, it’s cool’ The little lie tripped off her tongue—as far as her faallery and she wanted to keep it that way ‘We’re fairly casual here’

‘Great Listen, I’m in Melbourne for a couple of days—Daniel’s at a residential conference in Brisbane and I told hi arcades And to see you of course,’ she added It sounded like an afterthought Definitely an afterthought

More like you’re checking up on htened on the phone ‘You’re in Melbourne? Now?’ Oh, she was so dead

‘I’m at the airport I should be in the city in, say, thirty ht there’

‘No!’ Think

‘What’s wrong?’ A definite edge of suspicion ‘I’ll only stay a few moments We can catch up after—’

‘I’allery today…’ She paused, looked around at her apartht He’d never know Veronica had set foot in the place ‘I’ from home,’ she continued ‘I’ve been coallery’ That part was true, at least

‘Oh…that’s…great’