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going to offer me. Edwards had agreed to drive me to a second hand store, much to his disgust and a rather animated phone call to, I presume, Alex. He had tried to convince me that I could shop elsewhere and charge it to Blackmore Industries, anything we needed could be charged.
    I had stuck to my guns and just said I wanted a few bits to make the apartment feel like home and they didn’t need to be expensive. We had left the second hand place with a few cushions, some dried flowers and a canvas depicting a heart made of sticks laid out on an empty beach, it reminded me of home and was nothing fancy, but I loved it, I knew Bella would too.
    Once I had placed the few bits around the apartment, I had decided to make an English dinner of beef stew and dumplings, ready for Bella’s return from work. It was cold out and I thought it was appropriate.
    I had run a deep bath and turned on my music. After stripping off I lay in the biggest bath I had ever seen and luxuriated in the bubbles, awaiting her return. A ping on my phone snapped me out of my thoughts and I dried one hand haphazardly on the nearby Egyptian cotton, raspberry coloured towel.
    Grabbing my phone, I opened the text message. My right hand quickly flew to my mouth to suppress a laugh. In front of my eyes a picture opened of a very dishevelled looking Candy, it sure looked like she was leaving in a hurry and Bella had snapped her coming out of the penthouse lift, God knows how? Underneath the picture she had written.
    JACK RUSSELL ALERT!!!!!
    Laughing out loud I wondered why she was leaving so hurriedly. Just then my phone pinged again.
    Hi Frankie
    I have just spoken to Nathan. He tells me the first appointment went well. I hope you left him in enough pain today, he will rethink wanting to get back on his bike? Ha-ha. Sorry about his choice of companion today. I asked him to refrain from sharing these with you. But that’s little brothers for you!
    I do hope you enjoyed your shopping trip? Please remember anything you need I will be only too happy to provide for you; we have accounts at many of the stores in New York.
    Have a nice evening.......unfortunately my evening will be spent in a conference call to Japan (but that’s business for you)
    Speak soon
    Yours Alex
    CEO Blackmore Industries

    Hi Alex
    The first appt went well and I left Nathan with exercises to do before I return tomorrow. I think he had other exercises in mind though! Lol.
    He was fairly worn out and achy when I left but not enough I don’t think to put him off his motorbike. Don’t worry about his companion we have met before and I am not easily squeamish.
    It was really kind of you to offer to buy my shopping, but I am paid enough already!
    Hope your call is short. Have a nice evening
    Frankie
    I pressed send, just as I heard Bella shout out an arriving hello. Calling back,
    I had let her know where I was. I looked at the sent text again, shaking my head.
    What on earth had come over me to send such a casual reply to my employer? There must be something narcotic in these bubbles. How would he take my reply? I didn’t have to worry for long.
    Well she certainly makes me squeamish!
    I didn’t realise you had the misfortune to have met before? Sounds like a story you will have to tell me at a later date.
    Do try to hurt him more tomorrow will you? I could do with the help at the family business.......only joking, he would be useless. I’m hoping the call is short too.
    Yours Alex
    CEO Blackmore Industries
    Relief washed over me, he seemed quite relaxed about it. I found myself wondering about him. I suppose he probably wasn’t too much older than Nathan. My thoughts were interrupted by Bella bouncing into my bathroom.
    ‘God, she looked awful, did you get the text I sent to you. I suppose her being here today means you didn’t manage to seduce the lovely Nathan?’
    ‘No, although it’s got to be said I wish I could have, he really seems like the full package.’ I proceeded to tell her