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Although she need not have worried

Vale wasn’t at the office when she arrived

“He called to say he had aroo Faith a stack of papers “He also asked for you to handle any of these phone calls that you can, to save hiot a full day ahead”

Didn’t they always? Faith sighed “Of course”

Kay gestured to Faith’s hair “I like your hair like that Did you have it highlighted at your appointment on Friday?”

Soand last Friday Faith had forgotten her co-workers hadn’t seen the changes she’d ht this ”

“If right is how you usually wear your hair, then good I like you better this way,” Kay said in her usual blunt randiose Steve Woodard and Sharon Wakefield wedding?”

“Grandiose,” Faith said, not wanting to be reminded of how she’d spent her weekend In bed, naked, with her boss

And he’d wanted to continue… If she’d said yes, would she have woken in his arms? Shared breakfast with him? Walked to ith him hand in hand?

No, she’d been right to end things now Why wait for the inevitable? Why give Vale the chance to break her heart? A relationship between them would never have worked

“I saw photos in The Post There’s a really nice one of you and Vale You looked gorgeous, by the way, and happy”

There had been photos of her and Vale in The Post? What had the caption read? Wakefield heir goes slu? Wakefield heir du? Wakefield heir… Faith winced, hoping Kay didn’t read too much into the reaction

Of co

urse there had been photos of the wedding No doubt gossip rags and papers alike would have a whole section on the faend

“Did you get to meet many stars?”