swallow me up floor! She started slicing the vegetables again and pretended that he hadn’t just walked in the room.

Once the decking had been set up in-between the two cottages where Mia and her family lived, Luke had helped hang up fairy lights and lanterns. Mia’s father was appreciative and sent him to go get some food and drink from Mia in the kitchen. He’d had a feeling she was around, but didn’t know she was so close. He could just go back home and have a drink, but it would have been rude to refuse Mr Cortez’s hospitality.

‘Excuse me, ladies,’ he said, as he entered the room. It was clear he’d interrupted a heavy conversation. He noticed how Mia remained focused on what she was doing and how the other two women dropped everything, ushering him into the ho...

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