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I shifted slightly. Hopefully she didn’t notice.
“Oh, of course. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to imply anything.”
Like what?
That we weren’t really dating?
No, I could understand howthatassumption would be problematic.
“I didn’t think you were at all,” I reassured her.
We shared an awkward smile before we both looked away. I scanned the room with my gaze. It was a gorgeous cottage—althoughcottagewas somewhat of a stretch. It wasn’t the cosy two-up, two-down one usually thought of, but more a regular sized house.
So, what the upper class referred to as a cottage.
Boy, were we out of touch with the rest of society.
The fireplace was a gorgeous natural stone, and the open hearth was boxed in by an iron fire guard and framed with a coal bucket and an ornate wood store full of chopped logs. The ceilings were all beamed, and the rich wood tones added an air of warmth to the living room, a warmth that directly contrasted the chill of the wood floors.
At least there were rugs.
Whoever decorated this place had taste. It was cosy and comfortable, yet the furniture seemed to fit it perfectly, hovering somewhere between modern and traditional in a way most people could never dream of mastering.
“So, Grace, what do you—”
“May I use your bathroom, please?”
We both spoke at the same time, then momentarily froze.
Katie broke the second of tension with a gentle laugh. “Of course. If you go out the door and down the hall, it’s the only open door.”
I shuffled to the edge of the sofa cushion and gripped the arm of the sofa. “Thank you,” I said, perhaps a little too eagerly.
I pushed up and forced myself to walk at a normal pace down the hallway. I passed a closed door and the staircase before I located the open door. With a gentle push of the door, I peeked inside, breathing out a sigh of relief at the sight of the toilet.
Never had I been so thankful to see a toilet.
Actually, there was that one time after I’d eaten some—never mind. That wasn’t a story anyone needed to know except me.
I darted inside the room and locked the door behind me, then fumbled in my coat pocket for my phone to text Amber.
ME: MAYDAY MAYDAY
I put the toilet seat down and sat on it.
ME: I AM IN HUGE TROUBLE
ME: AND I ONLY HAVE THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO PEE FOR HELP
I tapped my thumbs at the screen while waiting for her response.
AMBER: What did you do
ME: I KNOW WILLIAM’S MUM
ME: AND I THINK SHE RECOGNISED ME
ME: WELL, I DON’T KNOW HER BUT I RECOGNISED HER AND I DON’T KNOW WHERE FROM
