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‘Right’ Those blue eyes locked on hers, and this time the electricity that often flowed between the, coenda Everyone did While talking about her training to beco years, starting with an application he’d sent in for a position in an eency department in Sydney Hospital
Had he heard whether he’d got the job? She tensed Where would that leave her and the baby? Free to raise her child as she chose? Or would he demand she follow him across the Tasman? If Conor turned out to be as manipulative as Peter had then she wished hi Her exhausted muscles contracted some more There was a lot to learn about this in to make any plans for her and baby’s future
‘Easy does it,’ Conor murful conversations for another day’
Sure thing She tried to pull out of those co her spread against hith, his warmth, him
Who kne long they stood there, holding one another? All Taain She’d temporarily found her safe place in Conor’s arether Toback all the doubts and questions, would waken her up to the reality that she didn’t know her baby’s father well enough to put their needs in his hands Or to trust hiht for her At thehis arms, no matter what the consequences
Finally Conor lifted his head and tilted it back to look down into her eyes ‘I’ve ordered Thai It should arrive anymore than a piece of toast’
‘How’d you know that’s what I’d have?’
‘It was a guess Might know you better than you think’ He s of those clever lips ‘Can I take a shower before we eat?’
‘Help yourself’ Or should she be kicking hi here
Conor dropped his arms ‘Thanks, Tam’
‘Don’t call me Tam’ It was an automatic response She didn’t deserve her dad’s pet name any more
His eyes widened but all he asked was, ‘Where’s the bathroom?’
‘In the interests of saving you what little energy you’ve probably got left, follow me’ As if her flat needed a map ‘Here Help yourself to towels under the basin I’ll pull on some proper clothes and warm the oven for the Thai so you don’t have to rush’
Conor ran his knuckles lightly over her cheek ‘Stay like you are I’ to head to bed as soon as I’ve gone’
Bed and Conor in the saht should’ve cranked up her desire levels They didn’t Right now she was all out of anything but the need to eat and sleep And by the exhaustion rippling off Conor he wasn’t any keener to get naked with her either ‘Okay’ Anyway, sorappling with this new situation She couldn’t afford to let hi and concerned he was for her thefrom her
Ding-dong Her doorbell didn’t ring as often in a week as it had tonight
‘I’ll get that Take your time There’s plenty of hot water’ She closed the bathrooe herhis clothes off in front of her, well Risky, given how co with hie to follow him Almost Went to show the state of her brain Messy Chaotic In need of sleep
‘This green curry is delicious,’ Taed in her sitting roo but very cosy Her hter like this in front of aa bathrobe that had seen better days a long tio
But you walked away from me, Mum, so your opinion doesn’t count
‘I wasn’t sure if you liked spicy food so I ithchilli’
‘It’s yummy’ Her taste buds were in overdrive and even her unreliable stoh usually it was used to hot curry
‘Glad you like it’ Conor shuffled further back in the ar and all the while looking exhausted
Then she thought of the cosy factor and the happiness retreated a step Doing cosy with Conor when they hadbetween them did not make sense Even without the baby, cosy wasn’t an option for her Cosy would suck her in and leave her wide open for Conor to o his way At thesexually attracted to hiet up to speed, and fast Like checking the legal process for keeping her baby in New Zealand if he wanted to take it ho herself So she hadn’t known to do with Peter ‘When you’re not at work, what do you do with your time?’
His head tipped back and he blinked Not expecting any questions? ‘I run quite a lot, do the occasional half- with Mac, visit places within easy driving distance’