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“Good book?” she asked in the silence that suddenly opened between them

He flicked a look at the to surprised to find it there He laughed, the sound h and the sound of it warmed her to her core

“To be honest I couldn’t tell you if it’s good or not I grabbed it off the shelf and opened it and that was about all”

Erin laughed with hiood to be relaxed in his company

“Not a huge a her eyes slide over the many hardback and leather-bound covers “How’s your own book co?”

“Slowly It’s ns and develops software”

“Sounds exciting,” she said drily

“It’s definitely not, which is why I’” He sighed deeply “I would normally have done this at home, but there are too many reminders”

“Your wife?”

“Yeah, Laura”

“Pretty name”

“Pretty wo to be a mother, like you” He raised a hand and rubbed his eyes “I bla I find easy to live with”

Erin stiffened in her chair, her breath frozen in her chest “Surely you’re not respons—”

“I was driving the car ere broadsided—it was ht because ere late for an appointment No, I was late, so I tried to ry

Erin didn’t knohat to say in the silence that stretched out between them What could anyone say when the facts were stated so baldly? She ju a shoot of sparks up the chimney

“I’ his book on a side table and getting up to stand by the fire “I shouldn’t be off-loading to you”

“It’s okay,” Erin said