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She’d gone for elegant black As she turned Caed her petite figure like a charm Tiny straps showed off her creamy shoulders, the waistline was cinched with a sparkly clasp Its short skirt flared, leaving plenty of thigh to adold strappy heels made his mouth water ‘You look sensational, Didi’

She s his attention to her carefully outlined lips and the shi her silver eyes He doubted he’d ever escorted a e niggled at him

She seemed to pick up on that vibe and the s for her coat draped over his arm

‘Hang on’ He returned her coat to the stand, fingered the box in his pocket He’d wanted to give her so to sho he felt about her Even if he wasn’t sure yet what that feeling was Would she be offended? Only one way to find out He withdrew the box

She looked at it, then up at him ary eyes ‘Soft centres…?’

Her voice was unsteady, the way his knees suddenly felt ‘It’s just a little so it out to her ‘I’ured what the heck, a bit of bling couldn’t hurt’

When she le teardrop ge chain

‘Is that real?’ she whispered, and squinted closer ‘It looks real’

‘It’s an Argyle pink diaht so simple was probably wise’

She looked up, met his eyes ‘I don’t call that simple or wise’

And didn’t that just about sum up their relationship? ‘Wear it forfor a reply he stepped behind her to slip it around her neck, unaccountably disappointed that her al lotion and a darker cloying fragrance that on any other woman would have been seductive

On Didi it was just…wrong She didn’t need heavy fragrance to seduce, all she needed to be was herself Shaking away the dangerous thought, he stepped in front of her again to see how the stone looked against her skin