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‘Yes, it was’ It was hard to tell froreement if he was annoyed or amused

David will kill me She exhaled noisily and ran her hands, pal motion

‘I get the i a bad day?’

‘What loomily

A laugh was drawn from his beautifully tanned throat Scarlet lifted her face, startled by the deeply attractive sound He s very white in his dark face She blinked—for asiht not be quite the ined

‘Well, if you carry on like this on a regular basis I can’t i you that enormous salary you spoke of’

She let her hands fall away and shook her head ‘I earn every penny I make Especially today’

‘What’s happened to make this a bad day?’

‘You…well, not just you,’ she added with a self-conderimace ‘And I don’tthe staff to struggle I’ve been putting in lots of extra hours this week to cover for sickness’

‘And what happens if you get sick?’

‘Oh, I never get sick’

Her solemn conviction struck him as funny She must have picked up on his amusement because she added defensively ‘I can’t remember the last time I was ill’

‘Aren’t you afraid of te fate?’

Scarlet suspected he wasfun of her ‘I’m not superstitious,’ she told him her expression contemptuous

‘You’ve never pinched spilt salt over your shoulder, or counted ers for luck?’

She shook her head ‘Of course not Don’t you believe me?’

‘I think everyone’s superstitious deep down; it’s human nature’p????e

This point of view amazed her ‘You’re superstitious?’ she asked incredulously

‘My father’s Irish, my mother’s Italian—the odds were stacked’ His broad shoulders lifted ‘What choice do I have?’

‘Well, I’lad that your mother is better’