ont door until she was sure she c
already looking for
and didn't stop until the house was hidden behind
d on the t
was
gripping the phone with both h
was a
asn't part
u have m
ping over her. She turned away, t
e you?" L
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e're going to
a cafe and told her to meet
early until a waiter opened the
r an empty chair. Two men occupied a table on the othe
yone?" she ask
ed the
convers
ested he didn't und
a menu. Isla glanced at the p
tea, p
ng to eat,"
not h
d you la
y answered him. He ordered a sandwich,
marri
ng explanations, but none of them s
on her. She couldn't bear the thought of him looking at her with
ing up being told their mot
ze sharpen
t you think
uel when they think ther
and she hurried t
ouldn't have to introduce me at events
would you be
through the pregnancy and for a lit
a and sandwich, giving her som
ver," she continued. "Enough to get
the c
tightened ar
o be able t
to all this f
he said, looking up. "Not t
ng her for so long that s
the sandwich, the
sl
et hi
I'm th
thing to do, and because the first mout
gan turned toward
the doc
approached wi
d. "You broug
d me to m
ht you'd
't said
t before she could reach
support afterward, and continued access to th
ared a
e agre
ing as though I'm about
erwork, quiet phone calls, and questions I
ing over the provisions concerning the bab
ed carrying a leather folder, and Isla real
ing this
lanced
prefer anot
I jus
in front of her, with his na
next council meeting, after the next pack ce
always bee
cked up
marriage certificate, the cafe staff we
r beneath her ne
mewhere safe,
it carefully
afe door while she struggled with a twisted bag st
her wrist, warm agai
said. "My assistant will collect you at
d up. "Yo
different husband in
a startled breath of
on her face before h
ng changes
rtly after seven
er sounded strained. "Your father
against the
wrong wi
it's hi
ne called
se fo
me to call
osed he
the back of her wardrobe, along with the documents she would need to
certificate and someo
me by,"
t with the address, explaining that she was c
certificate
arrived, a blanket over his knees and a
ok your
nced at
d the do
. We need
r what's wrong
ged from the
al of stress because of you
mained
d his untouch
ed with Coel, the least you ca
oing
ited you to spend t
as though this
erous, considering
rcumst
id. "You can't expect men to line up fo
ked at h
taken hi
s mouth
ne of your
ag and took out
l have to g
t the paper witho
is t
iage cer
d the blanket
s. What man would m
e table and turned it so he co
can explain your arrangement
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