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Ash stood firm ‘I’m happy,’ he lied ‘Anyhat can I do for you, Wilf?’

‘You’re here That’s all I need’

‘Okay’

Standing together in companionable silence, Ash forced a polite smile to his lips as each new arrival caood send-off He wasn’t surprised She’d been an incredible woman

It felt like an eternity before the two men had to take their own seats But, just as they were about to ly strong and his eyes suddenly sharp

‘Did you bring anything with you?’ he deently

Sheepishly, as if he were fourteen again, Ash reached into his pocket and took out a handful of popcorn kernels

The grin split Wilf’s face in two even as a tear tipped over and rolled down his cheek

‘Me too I already threwshe alanted’

‘Ash?’

When Fliss opened her front door at such an ungodly hour, he was the last person she expected to see

Ever since she’d awoken in that hotel rooht see hiain It wasn’t just about the sex, but if that was all he was offering then, so help her, she’d take it

He was exhausted and devastated, and looking dishevelled in his service dress Her heart vaulted around her chest, questions piling in on her But, before she could ask a single one, he stepped through the door, tugged apart the tie of her dressing gown and scooped her up, encouraging her to wrap her legs around his hips as he pinned her against the hallall Fliss was vaguely aware of the front door sla behind him

‘Bedroo her mouth for a brief moment

She was barely able to think straight, let alone speak