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‘Why not?’

She sighed ‘Because my parents were i the de to their heads They live in Australia now They went there after seeing a docu and decided to start up a far blue skies and a hot sun and the idea of being close to the earth—without stopping to think that a little bit of farood idea before they actually channelled all their savings into it’

His eyes narrowed ‘What happened?’

She shrugged ‘What everyone told them would happen, only they were too stubborn to pay any attention They lost all their money and the farht idea ofsilver jewellery, at a time when mass- hers They are currently travelling around New South Wales in a cah money to make ends meet’

He was silent for a minute ‘And what do these two impossible romantics think of Leo?’ he asked suddenly ‘Do theya child out of wedlock? Are they close to their grandson?’

She shook her head ‘No, they’re not close to hiraphically We email and talk via the internet once a week, but it’s not quite the saland and I was only able to afford to fly out there once That was’ She hesitated

His eyes narrowed

‘That was another reason why you decided to marry Chico, wasn’t it? So that you could afford to visit them more often?’

‘That’s right’ His perception surprised her ‘I thought they’d be pleased but they’

‘They what?’

His unfa, but it washer think about stuff it was better to avoid Her parents had wanted her and Tara to marry for love because they believed in love She did not She believed in providing security and protection for yourself because love was flaky and unreliable Itoff to the other end of the world, fuelled by nothing but a pipe dream, just as they had done