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Of what, she thought.
But she couldn’t imagine what on earth it could be.
So she went with the only possible answer to it.
“I wouldn’t think that, Alfie.”
“Maybe you wouldn’t. But still, I’d rather not.”
“All right. So we’ll talk about something else.”
He sighed. Heavily. “Is something else gonna be the mess I made?”
“I think it might have to be, to be honest, friendo. Not many ways around it.”
“Christ. Caught between a rock and a hard place.”
“Well really, it’s more like a rock and a thing we have to do.”
“I don’t see why. We could just pretend the whole thing never happened.”
“And I would agree if it was just between you and me. But you said it to the whole world. So you’ve got to set the record straight.”
Now it wasn’t just a sigh in response. It was a full-on groan. “And how am I supposed to do that? Just tell everyone I was lying?” he asked as if that was the most ridiculous tactic anyone could come up with.
Instead of being completely reasonable.
“Yes. Yes, that is exactly what you tell everyone.”
“But then they’ll think youaretoo hideous for me to date.”
“Well, so fucking what if they do. It’s not like it’s hugely untrue. I mean I don’t think I’m hideous. But I’m obviously not much above cute.”
Nope, shouldn’t have said that, she thought, the second it was out. But oh, it was too late now. He already had a face like thunder about it. He snapped it to her like she’d thrown a switch. Andgod, the growl his voice reached.
“You fucking what? Jesus Christ, you take that back right now, Mabel.”
“I will not. Mostly because you won’t headbuttmefor saying it.”
“No, but I will call theDaily Mailand tell them we’re married now.”
Now it was her turn to snap a look at him.
She didn’t growl, however.
Her voice went high instead.
“Alfie, you wouldn’t. Say you wouldn’t, immediately.”
“Not until you disavow that shitty thing you just said.”
“But it wasn’t even that shitty.”
“Of course it was. It was shitty in about eighty different ways.”
“Really? Because I’d be amazed if you could come out with one.”
He gave her an irritated glare for that. And he sounded impatient when he spoke. “You know why I can’t come out with one, all right. I know you know.”
