"Ok, no biggie. You had some serious butterflies anyway!" said Trisha."I'll tell Carrie it's off." Well, not exactly," said Connor, nodding his head. ...Cheryl just gotsummoned away on business, so she won't be with him for a few days. She'son her way to the airport now." Oh that's great, you've got more time to think this all out," saidTrisha."No, Mr. Porter thinks it's the exact opposite," said Connor. "He thinksI need to strike now with her out of town. He thinks this is my chance tocatch him . ***Five minutes in the door Ashe knew something was wrong. The orderlies huddled around the interview room like gossipy schoolgirls. When she approached they all stopped talking at once and would not meet her gaze. Rather than listen to their denials she walked past them. Whatever had them worked up it could only be something about Lily.The room was different now. Someone had wheeled in a TV. Lily watched it with her back to the door. When Ashe saw what was on the screen she stopped, gaping.. Thinking and petting my boys as they slept. They didn’t bother themselves with emotions, second-guessing, recrimination, and doubt. I did. Sylvia did. I must have fallen asleep late, or very early morning. I woke to the stirring of the a****ls next to me. They didn’t get up, but they were shifting. That alone indicated that whatever it was, it was safe. I opened my eyes to find Sylvia crouched in front of me, petting each of the a****ls.I rubbed my eyes and stretched my aching body. I was. " Elspeth cut in. "She had a hospital appointment, he gave her a lift and stayed with her through everything, perfect gentleman throughtout." He's just too fucking perfect, isn't he." Shawna felt guilt driving tears out. "Even after his mum he can still do that..." His mum?" Bri stopped at the door to the bathroom with her clothes. "What's his mum got to do with it?" She died from breast cancer, about eight years ago." Briana went white. "Oh, he didn't even tell you, did he?" She shook her.