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‘I slept with you once’

‘It hadn’t slipped my memory’

His sardonic interruption brought a leam to her eyes ‘And you know perfectly hy it’s a bad idea, we’ve been through all that’

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‘I can see you’re in a mood…’

His head went back, exposing the strong brown line of his throat, and he gave a derisive snort ‘And you wonder why?’

‘I think you’re just being aard for the sake of it!’ she accused

‘I can do aard, but this isn’t it’ His dark eyes flashed angrily ‘Where is Sam?’

‘Upstairs in nuirl’

‘The woman upstairs?’

Scarlet nodded ‘Her little girl is about Saet on really well’

‘That’s convenient’

‘Are you suggesting that it’s handy for me to have someone to dump Sam on?’

‘No’ Without Rory words spilling fro’

Scarlet’s shoulders relaxed but the frown that furrowed her s?’ she speculated shrewdly

He shrugged and smatic way he had

‘I think this weekend ood time for a trip to Ireland’

Very slowly Scarlet finished wiping thein her hand and replaced it on the counter ‘Have a nice time,’ she said in a voice that was carefully devoid of all expression My God, I’nition of how ht invite Isobel over for tea,’ she added brightly ‘Sairl’

‘So you said’