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Chapters (67)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PROLOGUE
  4. PART ONE
  5. ONE
  6. TWO
  7. THREE
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. PART TWO
  23. EIGHTEEN
  24. NINETEEN
  25. TWENTY
  26. TWENTY-ONE
  27. TWENTY-TWO
  28. TWENTY-THREE
  29. TWENTY-FOUR
  30. TWENTY-FIVE
  31. TWENTY-SIX
  32. TWENTY-SEVEN
  33. TWENTY-EIGHT
  34. TWENTY-NINE
  35. PART THREE
  36. THIRTY
  37. THIRTY-ONE
  38. THIRTY-TWO
  39. THIRTY-THREE
  40. THIRTY-FOUR
  41. THIRTY-FIVE
  42. THIRTY-SIX
  43. THIRTY-SEVEN
  44. THIRTY-EIGHT
  45. THIRTY-NINE
  46. PART FOUR
  47. FORTY
  48. FORTY-ONE
  49. FORTY-TWO
  50. FORTY-THREE
  51. FORTY-FOUR
  52. FORTY-FIVE
  53. FORTY-SIX
  54. FORTY-SEVEN
  55. FORTY-EIGHT
  56. FORTY-NINE
  57. FIFTY
  58. FIFTY-ONE
  59. FIFTY-TWO
  60. FIFTY-THREE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. EPILOGUE
  63. Mailing list
  64. A Letter from Kathryn
  65. Acknowledgements
  66. About the Author
  67. Also by Kathryn Croft

‘Sorry I’m late.’ Greg appears, pulling at his tie. ‘So what have I missed?’

After this, the rest of the night proceeds exactly as she knows it will – the men discussing the latest medical advances or surgeries while Joanna, Nikki and Eva exclude her as much as possible. She deliberately makes this difficult for them, taking every opportunity to insert herself into their conversation, but eventually she tires of this game and is left feeling dejected. They want her to feel like an outsider; their judgement of her screams from their pores. She’s not on their career level; therefore, she’s not worthy of their company.

It’s not like her to give in to them, to anything.

But she can’t stop wondering what Marty was about to say before Greg turned up.

Later, as she lies in bed, she watches Greg through the open door of the en-suite bathroom, listening to the hum of his electric toothbrush as he meticulously brushes his teeth. Four years together have done nothing to lessen the attraction she feels for him, and she longs to feel the warmth of his skin against hers. She can’t remember the last time he touched her – has it been weeks? Surely not months? Things always seem to get in the way. Tonight, she is determined to change this.

When Greg finishes in the bathroom and climbs under the duvet, Sienna slides her arm across his chest, surprised by how cold his skin feels. Placing his hand on hers, he prevents her moving any further along his body. ‘Sienna, I’m really tired. I’m sorry. Today was… let’s just say it was a very long, difficult one.’

Will tomorrow be the day he finally runs out of excuses?

THREE

Abby

She is restless today, has been since she woke up in the morning to the sound of Rob showering. Normally she’s up before him, even during this time between jobs. That’s how she likes to think of it; she’s not unemployed as such, devoid of a job – her life has simply hit pause. It’s temporary; she will soon be back on her feet, holding her head high. Abby loves to get a head start on the day, to be awake before most people stir and have a moment to catch her breath. Old habits die hard.

Perhaps it’s a sixth sense she doesn’t realise she’s in tune with, but there’s definitely something in the air, even though she’s barely conscious of it. There’s no way she can know that within hours things will be set in motion that will change her life forever.

‘It’s still weird that you’ve gone,’ Mel says, her sigh a static blast down the phone.