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‘The girlit’s her sister’

Roman’s dark eyes flared ‘And I’lass down on the desk

‘Oh, that’s still on, is it?’

Roman turned on him in a flash ‘What the hell is that supposed toI shouldn’t marry her?’

Finn appeared to consider the question ‘Well, maybe you could do better’ He silently counted to three before his son exploded

‘Better?’ he repeated, his eyes narrowed toicy slits ‘I don’t want better, I want Scarlet’p????e

Finn s son ‘Don’t tell me, boy, tell her’

It was about half an hour later that there was a knock on her bedrooth on the bed, rolled over and tried to s to be hard to explain away her bedraggled appearance, she thought, gri as she exa had left on her face in the mirror

‘I’ll be right there,’ she called, sliding her legs off the bed

The door opened ‘Don’t bother’

Scarlet just sat there aardly as Roman came into the room and closed the door behind him

It was abut one she knew she had to face some time or other At least now there were no lies or half-told truths between them A relationship that was built on love could survive the truth If it couldn’t,

Total rubbish! the voice in her head replied in response to this fatalistic o down the toilet without at least trying to stop it

‘I know youthe polished floor Her hair fell forward, the glossy bangs hiding her face and exposing the nape of her neck

His piercing glance touched the top of her bowed glossy head His mouth twisted ‘Do I?’

‘And I don’t blame you,’ she hastened to add ‘But I really hope that later on when things are less…raw you’ll be able to see…It rong not to tell you, very wrong—I can see that now’

‘Why tell h his dark hair

‘Because I heard your father I couldn’t let him talk to you like that I couldn’t let you take the bla when you were innocent’

‘Why not?’