Jo stood in the kitchen, unable to shake the vivid dream of the night before. In the bright light of day she knew it had to be a dream – there was no way she had been visited by a ghost. The previous day had been physically and emotionally draining and her subconscious had reacted - it was nothing more than that. After the recent conversation with the people in town, of course her brain had conjured ‘Nathan’, the ultimate unavailable man who wouldn’t have the opportunity to reject her, too.

With her notebook open in front of her, Jo nibbled on some toast and set about planning the day. Throwing herself fully into her work was the best way to deal with Dave and Jenny. It was how she always dealt with any kind of disappointment and at least this time she was passionate a...

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