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She let out a little squeal and a jump

“Gideon, you scaredher books into a neat pile

He saw the cover of the first book It was soland

“Working late I needed some coffee You know, same old, same old”

“What brings you here? You’re not going to do anything dangerous here, are you?”

He laughed “Yeah, I’ to sit opposite a crazy person, drinkabout” He pulled out a chair and sat down “You planning on going on a little vacation?” He pointed at the books

Her cheeks heated “No It’s nothing”

“You read travel books for fun? I know Landon loves going to London, but then, he also has a girl there, so we’re all good”

“Erm, I don’t … what?”

“If you ever want to talk about London Going for a visit I’ve got an uncle there”

“It’s not about visiting actually”

He watched as she looked out of the , and he saw her biting her lip “I’ to move”

Okay, that wasn’t what he was expecting

“Move?”

“Yeah, away from all of this I know that uys, and I’irl, and I want to live just an ordinary life Away fro if I went to your dad I’d be able to explain it better Especially if I had a plan in place You know, a job, and stuff like that”