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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

‘I’d offer to get coffees, but I really am short of time,’ Greg says, making a point of looking at his watch. His initial confidence has waned, and Abby hopes now he might be ready to deal with the consequences of last night.

‘Look,’ he begins, before she says a word, ‘I apologise for my drunken state last night. It’s all a bit of a blur to be honest.’ He searches her face. Is he trying to work out exactly what she remembers? Is he hoping that she won’t recall enough of it? ‘And I’m sorry I left without saying anything,’ he continues. ‘You were still asleep, and I had to get here as early as I could. You won’t believe how hectic it is at the moment.’

She doesn’t know how true this is; it seems more likely that he’s running. Hiding. ‘You need to talk to Sienna,’ she says. Twenty-four hours ago she would never have believed she’d be talking to Sienna’s husband this way, making demands of him. All lines have been blurred. She doesn’t add anything further; discussing details isn’t necessary. She just needs Greg to be honest with her friend.

He frowns and leans back in his chair. ‘Talk to her about what exactly?’

So this is the game he wants to play. ‘You know what I’m talking about, Greg. Please don’t make me repeat it. We need to tell her.’

‘Abby, I’m not sure why you’ve come all this way here, but I really don’t understand.’ He is so believable, so genuinely flummoxed that doubt creeps in.

‘Tell Sienna the truth,’ she says. She decides she must soften her tone; perhaps this is how she’ll get through to him. ‘Please, Greg, you have to. She needs to know everything.’

‘You shouldn’t have come here, Abby.’ There is no acknowledgement of anything. No guilt or shame.

She needs to try harder; there’s got to be a way to get through to him. Greg has always seemed reasonable, although that was before she really knew him. ‘I came here because I care about Sienna,’ she tells him. Her friend needs to know, even if it means causing her pain. ‘There’s no way I can live with myself, keeping this a secret. I won’t do it, Greg.’

Greg stands. ‘Abby, I really think you should stay away from us. Okay? Just stay away.’

As he leaves, she calls after him, no longer caring that people will hear. ‘If you don’t do it then I will!’

He doesn’t even turn around.