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  1. Cover
  2. VIOLET
  3. VIOLET
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Prologue
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  47. Epilogue
  48. Acknowledgements
  49. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  50. Copyright

‘You know,’ she continues, ‘I think I might be off men altogether. Pointless, useless and far too much hassle.’ She puts her glass on the table. ‘Give me a Rampant Rabbit and a few semi-naked pics of Gerard Butler in 300 and I’ll be fucking sorted.’ She laughs, then she leans across the table and puts both of her hands on top of mine. Her expression turns serious. ‘Listen. Don’t suppose you want my spare ticket? It’s for the Mongolian branch and I’ve got a couple of planned stop-offs. I kind of thought it might be interesting.’ She takes her hands away and leans back in her chair, picks up her napkin and wipes her mouth, then folds it into a neat square and lays it on top of her empty plate. ‘Like I said, Laura had to cancel, so I came on my own, but to be honest, after having a laugh with you tonight, I’m not sure I’m really up for being on my own anymore. Plus, it’s a total waste of a ticket—’

I can’t believe what she’s saying. This is not what usually happens. It’s normally me that’s the impulsive one. It’s usually me who has to do the convincing. But I don’t need convincing. I don’t even ask for any more details. I just gaze at her beautiful face and can’t believe my luck.

‘Yes,’ I say. ‘One hundred percent, yes.’

To: [email protected]

From: [email protected]

Subject: Got a new pal, you’re dumped

Haha – only kidding! Right, so I tried to get a refund on your portion of the train ticket but the woman was, like, computer-says-no. Ragin’! Anyway, met this woman at the travel centre – she’d been dumped by her useless boyfriend (sounds familiar, eh?) and they said there were no tickets left … Anyway, I saw this girl and I thought she might be an interesting travelling companion (mainly because she headed straight to the bar when they told her there were no tickets left) so I just blurted it out and asked if she wanted to take the ticket and she said yes. Yay! Maybe because I didn’t say she had to pay for it, but we can work that out. Anyhoo, we went out for dinner and she’s a total riot.

I’ll email you again ASAP. Reply when you can and tell me your news? I am so out of the loop over here.

Love you!

Cx

P.S. Hope you’re recovering and not too jealous about me jet-setting around the globe while you’re in your jammies with that big stookie! You know what? I think we (but mainly you) need to start wearing more sensible drinking shoes…