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“Oh dear.”
“No, it’s nothing bad. I just want to say that after what you witnessed last night, I’ll understand completely if you’d prefer to withdraw your offer to go with you for the weekend. It’s no fun being with someone who’s been through a breakup, and I’m sure you don’t want a miserable girl tagging along with you.”
I sit back. “First of all, you’re not a girl anymore. That much is obvious.”
She looks down at her bust, then back up at me and raises an eyebrow.
“I was actually talking about your ability to stand up for yourself,” I point out. “Jesus. I hope I’m more subtle than that.”
She giggles. “Sorry.”
I give her a wry look. “And secondly, maybe it’s what you need to cheer yourself up. It sounds like it’s going to be fun.”
She wrinkles her nose. “As long as you’re sure.”
“I’m sure.”
“Okay. I’ll come then.”
“Cool.” Pleased, I tuck into my breakfast, which is excellent, the bacon crispy, the scrambled eggs just liquid enough, and the toast done to perfection.
“So what do you have planned for the next couple of days?” she asks.
“I should really go back to London. I’m supposed to be attending a conference this afternoon, and I have two meetings tomorrow.”
“How long have you been in the UK?”
“Just over a week.”
“Is it your first time in England?”
“No, I’ve been to London a couple of times, although I haven’t been anywhere else.”
“So you haven’t been to Devon before?”
“No.”
“Have you seen much of London?”
“Hardly anything,” I admit. “I’ve spent most of the time either in meetings or giving talks.”
“That’s a shame.”
“I know. I’m a bit one-dimensional.”
“But you love your work?”
“I do.”
“And you’re very good at it, from what I hear.”
“I do okay.” I smile.
“Taking time for yourself doesn’t come easy to you, does it?”
“No,” I say truthfully.
“When’s the last time you took a vacation?”
