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‘You got nothing better to do thanthat wasn’t in a hurry to go away

‘Better than thinking about my own problems’

‘You heard from Cole today?’

‘Four ti back to Randwick late Saturday’

Molly smiled as she opened her locker to retrieve her supper ‘That’s good news’

‘It is’

That’s it? Not sure whether to press for more, Molly stayed quiet As her soup heated in the microwave she threw out, ‘You knohere I am Come round for coffee any time’

‘What ti to look at that apartment?’

‘Eleven to’

‘Iher nails done, or sprucing up the apart

Molly shivered She and her new friend ht sorry pair

Nathan held his breath What apart? His flat was still available

Yes, but she doesn’t want you in her life outside here

He should be glad Vicki was going with her to check out the new place, but all he could think was, Why didn’t you ask ?

Making an abrupt turn, he headed for the lift to go downstairs to the cafeteria Sitting in the sa with others, was too much

She didn’t ignore him at work, did her best to re any special attention, which he’d had to back off froh she was a stranger Wound up in plastic wrap, visible yet unavailable, nothing changing His life was on hold His head spun

Life could be horrid, throw up the worst of bad deals, and Molly had hadher But he also had to sort out what it was he wanted in life For all Molly had said, she was right about one thing He did want a family But he wanted it with her Which it seemed was an impossibility, for now at least

Then again, the day would probably come when Molly was ready, and then what? If he’d walked away as she was trying to make hi relationship that he believed was possible The question he’d been asking himself for the past weeks was, Do I want to miss out on love so I can have children?

The only answer that made its way into his skull was no Yet he hesitated to try and persuade Molly to take a chance on the in the pain that had bored into hiht bea mistake held him back He didn’t want to cause her any more pain

His phone rang ‘You’re lucky I’ late?’ It was after ht

‘Only time it’s quiet around here’

‘The joy of having those brats’

‘We’re not co up for the weekend,’ Allie said ‘Russ has pulled a murder inquiry’

‘You and the kids can still come down’

‘Or you and Molly could come here for the weekend’

It was like a punch in the gut His sister thought Molly was a serious part of his life ‘She’s got other things on’

‘Nathan, you’ve let her get away, haven’t you?’