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‘Afterwards, I’ll get out of your hair and go home’
It wasn’t his hair she was ot to go to the supermarket anyway’
Handing hi of tea in a steady hand, she nodded ‘Thanks’
No argument? There was a first He found the toside soe rolls?’
‘No’ She sipped her tea whileher elbows on the bench with heraround the kitchen ht-seater table, intrigue filled her gaze ‘Did you furnish the house?’
Darn One of the sensibly, and it wasn’t hiot serious, put aside the hot sensations raht it off wereinto an apart and furnishings so I bought some pieces from them, mainly for the bedrooood use when my sister and her lot come to stay’
‘Big family?’
‘Allie’s got four kids, and a very patient partner She’s like an Energizer battery, no stopping her She wears everyone out’
Molly was s ‘She sounds like fun’
‘I think you’d like her And the other two and their broods’ He was getting ahead of himself Molly did not need to meet any of his family Not yet, anyway
‘You’ve got three sisters?’
‘Yep’ He jerked the oven door open ‘Let’s eat’
Then he’d take her ho for a run to work out the kinks in his body put there by being too close to Molly Nathan ot plans for the afternoon?’
‘Not a lot Groceries, washing, a run, do the crossword, wash rinned
‘Sounds action packed’ He grinned back ‘Phone me if you’re stuck for a word’
Then her eyes lit up ‘Actually, I think I’ll go watch a game of basketball’
CHAPTER SEVEN
AFTER A QUICK shower Molly dressed in fitted black jeans and a pink jersey that deliberately did not match the red curls she attacked with a hairbrush, then followed up with styling gel that did nothing to ta she selected a black leather jacket from the array in her wardrobe It had been years since she’d worn anything bright pink, and she felt great Never again would anyone tell her to get changed into so that toned down her complexion No one
Halfway out the door she turned back and snatched up the sports bag at the back of her wardrobe Chances were it would languish in her car, but she was feeling lucky so shewas another first as she made her way down and outside to where her car sat in a oodness for her red, thick-heeled, soft-as-down leather ankle boots Not only did they look gorgeous but they could keep water at bay without tarnishing the leather
Grr, grr The engine gave a nition off, counted to four, tried again Bingo TheShe had power Perfect She really needed to start it at least every second day if she was going to leave the car out in the weather Where else could she park it? The apartnated place for vehicles
Wind rocked the car as she drove away Hunching her shoulders so her chin was snug against her turtleneck jersey, her hu often back in the days she’d been truly happy, getting louder with every corner she turned By the ti and a s fro her favourite song in years
Going to watch the Roos teao had been a brainwave They were playing against one of the strongest teahtly in their favour She began to hurry The gao and she hated to miss any more The idea to coup with the wo so reet her to join in the after-match sessions in a nearby bar, had beco up to speed with her new life