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It was odd. Whatever it was that made her heart beat a little faster when Jamie was in the room was entirely absent. Now that she’d made the connection, she could see that the brothers were very alike. Brown hair was brown hair and Jon’s was longer than Jamie’s, but they both had the same strong jaw, the same shaped face. And the eyes left no doubt, even if Jon’s seemed just an unusual colour, while Jamie’s were compelling.
She retreated to her seat, clasping her hands together. She had to remember that Jon was her patient, and act according to his wishes and in his best interests, even though her first thought was that Jamie would be horrified to find that his own brother was in the clinic and he didn’t know it.
‘I think that the scars can definitely be revised and improved, particularly the ones on your brow and neck. The one on your arm is a little bigger, but there’s a lot we can do there as well.’
/> Jon nodded. ‘Good. Thank you.’
Anna took a breath, wondering how best to ask. ‘You said that Jonny Campbell is your professional name. Is your real name Campbell-Clarke, by any chance?’
‘Yes, it is.’ Jon shot her a questioning look. ‘Not many people know me as Jon Campbell-Clarke any more...’
‘So Dr Jamie Campbell-Clarke is your brother?’
A flash of defensiveness. ‘Yeah. Looks a bit like me. We’re not identical twins.’
‘You both have the same colour eyes.’
‘That’ll be him then. You know him?’
‘I do, and I should tell you that he sometimes visits this clinic.’
Jon nodded, pursing his lips. ‘I didn’t know that. Is that going to be a problem?’
‘No. It’s entirely up to you whether you want him to know you’re here or not.’ She should make that clear before she started to make the case for telling Jamie. ‘I just thought that you should know.’
‘Yeah. Thanks.’ Jon heaved a sigh. ‘When I said that we had a falling out... It was a pretty big one. And it was my fault, he has good reason to be angry with me.’
‘Do you think he might also have good reason to forgive you?’
‘Not particularly. Look...we were close once and now we’re not. None of us gets to change the past.’
‘Jamie might take issue with you there. He tries to change things for the kids he works with.’
‘That’s different.’ She saw a flash of anger in Jon’s face. ‘Look. Sorry, but I can’t...’
‘It’s okay. Just know that I’m here to help, and that I’ll do whatever you want me to do.’
‘Right. Well, you can tell him if you want. Or don’t tell him, it’s up to you. But I know what he’ll say, and I don’t want to hear it. Are we agreed?’
‘Agreed. Is there anything else I can do for you?’
Jon heaved a sigh. ‘I don’t suppose there are any books in this place, are there? Not magazines, something I can get my teeth into.’
‘Yes, we have a small collection. I’ll send our activities co-ordinator in with a selection and if none of them appeal she’d be happy to go out and get you something that does.’
‘Activities co-ordinator.’ Jon gave a mock frown. ‘She’s not going to ask me to make raffia baskets, is she?’
Anna chuckled. ‘Raffia baskets don’t turn you on?’
‘Not even a little bit. I’d like some fresh air...’
‘We have a small garden area on the roof. It’s secluded and the air’s about as fresh as it gets anywhere in central London.’
‘Sounds good to me. Jamie’s not going to find me up there, is he?’
‘No. He’s not expected here for the rest of the week, and after that...we’ll handle things.’
‘Still thinking you might engineer a reconciliation?’ Jon raised one eyebrow. ‘I can save you a bit of time there, because you won’t. Just handle it so that neither of us gets any nasty surprises.’
