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Mum looks away, toward the dining room table, and I follow her gaze. Sitting on the surface is a bouquet of flowers.Slowly, I get to my feet and go over to the table. The bouquet is wrapped in cellophane and tied with a big red bow. I count the flowers inside—it contains two dozen crimson roses.Claire appears beside me, and says, “Ohhh…”I remove the envelope that’s stapled to the cellophane, open it, and retrieve the card inside. It says, “Thanks for a great evening. You left me smiling like the Cheshire Cat. Kip x.” It ends with a“Cheshire Cat?” Charlie says. “Oh shit. He knows who you are.”“What does it say?” Mum asks.Claire reads out the card, while I stare at the flowers and cover my mouth with a hand.Did he know all along? Or did he just Google me when I left, the same way I did him?“Who is he?” June asks.I lift the bouquet, open the cellophane at the top, and sniff inside. Oh, they smell amazing. I turn to face them, still holding the bouquet. “His name’s Kip C
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Least I could do after the orgasms you gave me.”I smile and blush. I did make him come. Several times. It gives me a warm feeling in my tummy.I don’t know what he meant about the distance between us being a hurdle rather than an obstacle. It’s not just the distance. I look after my mum, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Maybe he’s thinking of suggesting getting someone in to care for her, but she wouldn’t want that. She’s a very private person, and I know she’d feel terribly embarrassed about having a stranger do some of the intimate things I have to do for her.I don’t want to lead him on. But I like him so much.On the other end of the line, I hear footsteps on tiles, the scrape of metal, then the squeak of furniture.“What are you doing?” I ask.“I opened the sliding doors so I could smell the jasmine,” he says. “It reminds me of your perfume.”“Aw.”“Now I’m lying on the sofa. What’s it like in your garden?”“It’s a lovely evening here. I’m sitting in front o
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Chloe told me you’d moved in with Renée.”“You’ve spoken to her?”“I went to your house.”He studies the carpet for a moment. “Is she okay?”I feel sick to my stomach. “No, she’s not okay, you fucking idiot. She’s having to travel to the other side of the world with a four-month-old baby on her own.”“She doesn’t have to go,” Renée says.I look at him, not her. “Maybe she felt the need to see her parents, to have some support after her husband walked out on her, you know?”He lifts his gaze back to me. “It’s easy to pass judgment when you don’t know the whole story.”“No, I don’t, because you haven’t told me. I thought we were friends. I thought you’d talk to me if you were considering something as serious as walking out of your marriage.”“And have you lecture him about duty and responsibility?” Renée snorts. “Mr. Self-Righteous.”“Renée,” he snaps.“Oh, grow a pair,” she tells him. “Stand up for yourself.”He meets my eyes and then drops his gaze again. And it’s then tha
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I’m not going to stop saying nice things to you, Chantel . You’ll have to get used to it.”I don’t reply, not sure how I feel about that.“You want kids?” he asks.“We’ve been on one date, Kip.”“I meant generally.”“Oh. I… don’t know. I try not to think about the future too much. I don’t know whether it’s even a possibility for me yet. The life expectancy of people with M.S. is five to ten years lower than average, but Mum’s only fifty, and…” I trail off, feeling guilty for even thinking about it.“I understand,” he says softly. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.”“It’s okay. It’s just… I know what it must sound like, as if I’m some kind of martyr. I don’t mean to be like that. And when Charlie’s qualified, and she’s home sharing the care, maybe I’ll be able to get out and about a bit. I’m just conscious that Mum isn’t going to get any better. She’s only going to need more looking after. And so I can’t make plans.”“I know.”“It’s not that I don’t want to…”“I know, Alice.
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I’m at my parents’ house in Brooklyn. Henry and Catie are here, and so are Damon, my cousin, Kennedy, her husband, Jackson, with their baby, Eddie, and Brandon and Jenny, Kennedy’s parents. Brandon is my father’s twin brother. Pongo the Dalmatian, currently stretched out in front of the fire, completes the picture.I’ve been waiting all evening for Saxon to pop the question. It’s now nearly ten o’clock, and Catie’s yawning. If he leaves it any longer, she’s going to say she’s off to bed, and then he’ll have missed his opportunity.Everyone looks at me, puzzled, then at him. He purses his lips, stretches out on the beanbag he’s currently sitting in, rubs his hands over his face, then sinks them into his hair.“I’m going to regret this,” heHenry gets to his feet and holds his hand out to Catie, and she lets him pull her to her feet. She told me earlier that she’s twenty-three weeks pregnant, and now she’s put on a little weight, so she looks healthy and beautiful.“Don’t freak out,
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I open my presents that Mum and Claire have bought me, and spend the morning setting up auto posts in my social media so Wonderland can continue to function while I’m away.Kip messages me mid-morning to wish me happy birthday, then informs me he’s heading off to a meeting for a few hours, and he’ll see me at the airport when the plane lands at five.With growing nerves, I spend a couple of hours getting ready. I’ve waxed myself within an inch of my life, so all that’s left to do is to put on my makeup, do my hair, and then get dressed.I’m not sure if I’ll have time to change before we go out to dinner, so I put on my best dress for the restaurant he told me he’s taking me to. I’m not really a dress kinda girl, preferring to hang out in jeans or black trousers, but today’s a special occasion, so I’m happy to make an exception. The dress is calf-length and white, sleeveless with a V-neck, and the trim around the neckline and the band above the waist is a panel of broderie anglaise
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“You’re in for a treat,” she says. “It’s the best restaurant in Wellington.”My mouth opens, but no words come out as, down the corridor, I hear voices, and I turn and watch as two people walk into the office. One is a woman with short dark hair, dressed in a smart dark-gray suit—he’s mentioned his head of HR, Helen, and I wonder if it’s her. The other is a guy in a three-piece navy-blue suit, a crisp white shirt, a light-blue-and-silver-striped tie, and glasses. Oh my God, he’s gorgeous.I needn’t have worried that the chemistry between us had disappeared. As soon as my gaze falls on him, I inhale sharply, and my heart immediately bangs on my ribs.He’s looking at his phone, but as he enters the room he glances up. For a few seconds he stares at me as if he can’t quite believe I’m there. To my left, out of the corner of my eye, I see Saxon and Damon emerge to watch the scene with amusement, but I can’t tear my gaze from the guy whose brown eyes are fixed on mine.I don’t know what to
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Chantel I can see how much the altercation with Craig has upset Kip, but he obviously wants to move on, so I start telling him about tomorrow’s podcast which is already set up for release, and which looks at a TV series that’s just come out based on a well-known fantasy novel.He spreads some butter on a piece of sourdough, then holds it out to me. Smiling, I take it from him and nibble it while he butters himself another.He talks about some of the other podcasts I’ve done, and it’s obvious from what he says that he’s really listened to them. I’m incredibly touched. It’s one thing to be aware of Wonderland; it’s another to have listened from beginning to end to more than“Oh shit,” he says suddenly. “I forgot! I got you a birthday present.” He lifts his briefcase onto his lap, opens it, takes out a gift bag, and hands it to me, replacing his briefcase on the floor.“Hmm,” I say, shaking it and recognizing the shape of a book, “I wonder what this is? A watch?” I place it on my wrist.
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