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Back Fancy Meeting You Here
Chapters (52)
  1. COVER PAGE
  2. DEDICATION
  3. PART ONE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. TWELVE
  16. THIRTEEN
  17. FOURTEEN
  18. FIFTEEN
  19. SIXTEEN
  20. SEVENTEEN
  21. EIGHTEEN
  22. PART TWO
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. FORTY-FOUR
  49. FORTY-FIVE
  50. FORTY-SIX
  51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  52. ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Evie racked her brains for something that didn’t involve the time travel mess she was in. While Ben was open-minded, that would be pushing things. So instead, she veered towards something more tangible. ‘It’s the guy I’m seeing. Hugo. I like him a lot, and I think he likes me too, but … with all this romance, what if he’s too good to be true and he ends up shattering my heart into a million pieces?’

Ben nodded quickly, like he totally understood. Evie had forgotten how good it felt to offload to Ben. She’d always been able to talk to him about the sorts of things she’d only ever shared with her best friends in Melbourne.

‘I mean, you’re into that sweep-you-off-your-feet romantic stuff, so isn’t that a good thing? And if you’ve fallen for him, he must be a good egg.’

Evie nodded, grateful for his reassurance.

‘So come on then,’ he went on. ‘Tell me more about him.’

Evie told him how Hugo was a former actor who’d decided to write a novel between jobs and found he liked writing more than acting. How she couldn’t stop sneezing around his cat, Bunny. How he cooked lovely meals for her and how she felt like she had known him for years, not weeks (but not that she actually had).

‘Why don’t you invite him over?’ Ben asked.

‘You mean now?’ Evie was surprised by his suggestion. She and Ben only ever hung out just the two of them.

‘Yeah. I wouldn’t mind checking that he’s the real deal! Plus, he could help us out with the cooking. It’s not like you’re bringing much to the table,’ said Ben with a grin.

‘You really think I should invite him? Isn’t this whole thing a bit over the top?’ Evie asked.

‘Yeah. It’s bloody bonkers. But so are you,’ Ben said, shrugging.

Evie stuck out her tongue and took out her phone. And without giving it a second thought, sent a text to Hugo.

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‘So, as soon as my dad walks through the door, Ben, you tell him to get changed into his nicest suit. I’ve wrapped up Mum’s present and got a card, so he just has to sign it. I’ll wait downstairs for Mum and Meg, with Hugo,’ Evie instructed, pacing up and down the kitchen nervously.