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Bathroom ritual complete, she climbed into bed…

The next thing Didi are of was daylight and her rey eyes Her complexion was smooth as ever, and only herin the —even if it had a few more streaks of silver than the last time she’d seen her

Her own eyes filled ‘Mum’

‘Didi Is everything all right? You’re not in any kind of trouble, are you?’

‘No I should have let you knoas co, but it was…kind of sudden’ She pushed up, ran a hand over her own tousled hair ‘I had thought I ht’

‘Saturday night, dear?’

‘You didn’t get my invitation?’

‘We just got back froo We’ve been up to Hayman Island for a couple of weeks What invitation? Oh, Didi…’ Her voice dropped to a whisper, her eyes widened ‘Not…’

Didi waved a hand Clearly her h to fall in love and be dus over the bed, optih her as she realised her parents hadn’t coallery opening I was coenerously—to do the focal piece of artwork for a new gallery supporting local artists Did Veronica tell you?’

‘Shewith a lint of disapproval in her eyes ‘At a very exclusive address’

Ah, thatbeneath her breast A man like Cameron Black with his money and poould always be welcome here

Not to her, he wouldn’t Because she wouldn’t let him be

‘We’ve been waiting for you to tell us,’ her mother said She brushed a hand over Didi’s hair

A sier the e to drown her ‘I didn’t think you’d want to know…’

Her mum smiled ‘Of course ant to know You cut us out of your life, Didi’