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I reached for his hand, stroking his knuckles with my thumb. “You don’t need to say anything. Just don’t leave.”
“Ain’t going nowhere,” he smiled. “Not if you don’t want me to.”
My stomach did the dance again, the one packed with butterflies on speed. I didn’t want Callum Jackson to go anywhere.
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Chapter Ten
Sophie
I squeezed Callum’s thigh, but he didn’t respond, staring blankly out the taxi window at the city lights. When the car turned onto East Veil he pulled his hood up, wrapped himself that little bit tighter.
“My stop,” he said. “Thanks for the ride and... you know.”
The driver pulled up on a side street by the East Veil subway, and Callum slipped away without any more words, raising his hand only briefly before disappearing into the night. He moved quickly, like an alley cat, keeping close to the shadows of the buildings with his head down low.
“Canary Wharf, Miss?”
I met the driver’s eyes in the rearview mirror. Willed myself to say yes.
“Follow him please. Catch him up.”
Shit.
We caught up with Callum Jackson as he crossed the street by the old retail units. I wound down the window, beckoning him over.
He leaned down, his face right next to mine. “What you forgot?”
“You,” I said. “Come home with me. Stay.”
His face was a picture, eyes wide with shock. “Stay?! With you, like?”
“Yes. With me.”
“Can’t,” he said. “Gotta get back for Casey.”
I could feel the pulse in my temples. “Bring her.”
He smiled. “Ain’t no good indoors. She’ll mess things up.”
“So, we’ll cope.”
His expression turned dark, lost in bewilderment. “You shitting me? This some other game...?”
“No,” I said. “No game.”
He looked into the darkness towards tower two. “Shit, I’m not sure, Soph. She’ll trash the place.”
“We’ll keep an eye on her.”
“Yeah, but...”
I looked at the meter, at the driver’s amused eyes in the rearview. “Forget Casey for one second. What doyouwant to do?”
He shifted awkwardly. “I...um... ain’t really stayed over before. Nowhere. Not for the night.”
“Do you want to?” I knew I was pushing him, but the moment was passing us by.
