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‘Days like this make me wonder why’

‘No, you don’t, you love every minute of it I don’t knohy, but you do’

Scarlet conceded his point with a grin ‘I suppose asking him to come back another day is out of the question?’ David looked at her over his h she’d lost her mind

‘Come back another day?’

Scarlet shrugged ‘I thought I’d ask’ She caught sight of her reflection in the full-length‘God,’ she cried, wincing, ‘I can’t see hi lady’

‘I’ve seen you looking better, but he’s not here to ask you for a date, Scarlet, so I really don’t see the problem here’

‘I’ the university,’ she said weakly

‘If you’d been a member of the acade her suggestion seriously

‘How lucky that I’m only a nursery nurse,’ she said deadpan

‘Exactly, and look on the bright side, he’s not going to think you alitarian principles down to the ground’

‘Very funny,’ Scarlet muttered

‘Now, the sooner you go get your shoulder patted, the sooner you get back to help the troops out’p????e

With a shrug she admitted defeat

‘Mr O’Hagan is in my office’ David turned in the opposite direction

‘Aren’t you co too?’ Scarlet protested with a frown

‘I have an iht actually like the man?’

‘No’

‘Then pretend’ It was not a request

‘Mr O’Hagan, can I have your autograph,’ shean expression of brainless adoration ‘See, you can do it when you try,’ David approved, banging her on the shoulder ‘Now off you go and remember he’s a very important friend to this university, Scarlet’