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He stepped closer Her perfu flashbacks to the Christht ‘Maybe we should have a rethink? Maybe, now that we’re back, we could see each other when I’m back in London? I mean, I’m away a lot on business But we could have drinks Dinner’ He was ra out

Her face paled ‘Tell ?’

Not quite the effect he was looking for ‘Why?’

He could see the botto he’d never seen before in Grace Ellis Rage

‘Why?’ She shouted so loudly he winced Guests in the bar next door would have heard

She’ She pushed her finger into his chest ‘I am so much better than this’ She shook her head fiercely ‘I ahost You can’t move on because you won’t let yourself I don’t want to spendin the shadow of another woman I don’t deserve it and I don’t need this Don’t come in here and offer me a tiny piece of yourself, Finlay I don’t want that It’s not enough It will never be enough’ The fury started to dissipate fro

He saw her suck in a breath and pull herself back up The expression in her brown eyes just about ripped out his soul He’d tried to conjure up soht work But his misplaced idea had backfired spectacularly

‘I want a change of shifts I don’t want to be around when you’re here I’ to speak to Clio about a transfer We work in the Corminster across town I’ll ask if I can do my shifts there instead’

‘What?’ Panic gripped him like a hand around his throat

Her eyes focused on the door She started walking straight towards it Her shoulders seenation in theabove board’

For the briefest of pauses her footsteps faltered There was soin his head This was exactly what he didn’t want This was the absolute opposite of what he wanted

Grace’s voice softened for a second ‘Goodbye, Finlay,’ she said as she opened the door and left