And with a gasp, I sat bolt upright, staring wildly around me, taking in the taupe and cream décor, the huge antique pine chest of drawers in front o... me, the built-in wardrobes. Luke. This was his bedroom. I was in his bed. He’d operated on Mum, I’d fallen asleep in his car on the way home and he’d taken me back to his place. In the middle of the night, he’d told me about what had happened with Chloe and then… Oh. Then we’d… I turned quickly even though I already knew he couldn’t be there, the. I said that for her kind of body, I can be around her house all day doing chores. Two months went by and we were really close and I got all the nitty gritty details of her sex life and I asked if we could meet and she said that her kid was with her. I said we can just meet to say hello in a coffee shop and that way she and I get to see each other in person. So we planned the day and the D-Day came and at 5:00 PM was in her area in a coffee shop. She was about 5’3″ the body size as she mentioned. ”I thanked her again and told her I would. As soon as we hung up, I called Ginger’s cell phone, not even realizing it was still just a little after six in the morning. She sounded groggy when she answered. Obviously, I’d awakened her. I didn’t even care at that point. I told her that I needed to be in Chicago Friday evening and asked if she could get me a ticket. Naturally, she thought of a detail I hadn’t. “When do you want to come home?”I hadn’t even thought about that. “I guess Sunday,. "I know," he murmured, "but they're my mates even though I've been promoted." And, my sweet, brave man, you'd be a hindrance rather than a help if they felt they had to look after you." I thought I could man the telephone if they got involved in anything." And if Dobson managed to start a fire they'd be concerned for your safety, which might take their eye off the ball, and endanger themselves." Oh shit! Sorry, darling."She said nothing, just tightened her arms and kissed the top of his head.