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She closed her eyes a fewswirl of emotion Not until she’d visualised the finished work did she slip on her glasses and begin

Hours passed Hunger was forgotten, craarded She worked until the surrounding buildings’ lengthening shadows slid through the s and the sky grew scarlet behind the silhouette of the Rialto Towers, turning the Yarra River to blood

It took a few lasses on the table, she stood back to study the day’s ith a critical eye Nothing much to see yet, but she’d made a start on the foundation

Stretching, rolling tense shoulders, she hts appear in a rainbow of colours That tension at the base of her skull was back, a dull echo to her heartbeat, and her eyes felt gritty It occurred to her that she had no idea what time Cameron would be home

The thought of seeing hi panic Did he expect her to dress up for hilass of chaein at sunset? Or did it only exist between the sheets?

When did his eical mistress?

She scoffed at her new persona, but her laugh caught in her throat when she stepped into the bedroo on the thick carpet, was a testa beds a part of her job description now? Which had her wondering, did Cameron carry out those do service?

The phone on the night-stand shrilled ‘Hello?’ As had happened yesterday, whoever it was disconnected without speaking She stared at the receiver while a sick feeling of betrayal rose up inside her, throbbing in time with the pulse in her head A woman, she was sure of it

His ex that maybe wasn’t an ex any more?

She shook her head Just because Jay had gone back to his ex-lover didn’ther think that way But it was a timely reminder of the temporary nature of their relationship

She picked up her towelling robe from the bed, determined to put the incident out of her rant soak in that guest bathrooical