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along the full width of the house and obviously served all the bedrooms on this side.
    The room itself had a huge bed, covered in a beautifully handcrafted quilt, much like her own special possession. A large walk-in wardrobe had enough shelving to hold her clothes three times over. A comfortable-looking oversize armchair sat in the corner next to a small table topped with a reading lamp.
    All in all, it was a room that Aly had imagined herself having if she ever won the lottery.
    Jan looked at her and asked, “Well? What do you think? This house has been in the family for ages and the current owner has put his own mark on it. There is another bedroom the same size as this along the hall, as well as a bathroom and another smaller bedroom which is being used as an office I think. Do you think you could live here? Rent is negotiable and you have the use of the whole house as well as the garden and dock.”
    Aly was speechless. She could afford this! However, a sudden thought reared into her head and she gaped at her friend.
    His mark? A man owned this house? Who was it? She knew Jan would never let her live with someone she didn’t trust. Oh no!

Chapter Eight
     
    “It’s Aiden’s house, isn’t it?”
    Jan reddened and ducked her head.
    “Jan! You know I can’t stay here!”
    She turned quickly and ran toward the stairs, Jan at her heels.
    “Wait! Aly! Why can’t you live here? It’s a lovely house. It’s in your price range and close enough to town for work. You’ll rarely see Aiden because you both work. There’s enough room in the house that you won’t be on top of each other and…to be honest…you won’t find anything half as nice within your budget.”
    She froze at the foot of the stairs.
    Jan was right. The house was beautiful. It was the kind of place she had always wanted to live in. So what if it was Aiden’s house? He worked long hours and she didn’t need to be around when he was home. There were two seating areas so she could give him his space and stay out of his way. Jan had pointed out that he had his own en suite bathroom so they didn’t need to share that. Maybe she could stay here? After all, it was only for four months. Then she would have to go home to the UK anyway.
    And Aiden is most definitely the best kind of eye candy!
    Pushing that rogue thought to the back of her mind, she walked back through to the main lounge area and stared out of the window. The lake water on this October day was gray and not very inviting, but in the distance she could see the far shore, and as views go it couldn’t be faulted.
    Bugger it! Why not?
    She took a deep breath and turned around as Jan came up behind her.
    “I don’t really have much choice, do I? But I can’t say it’s going to be a hardship, living in a house like this. It’s amazing.”
    Decision made, she felt a huge weight come off of her shoulders.
    She had a place to live. And what a place! And she could avoid Aiden if she was careful. She would be a fool to turn this opportunity down.
    They both went back out to the truck and started to unload the boxes and bags. Box by box, they hoisted her meagre possessions up the stairs and stacked them in the corner of the walk-in wardrobe. Her bags of clothes were laid on the bed ready for her to unpack and her laptop sat on the little table by the armchair.
    Jan rubbed her hands together.
    “Brrrr. It’s getting chilly. I’m going to shoot off now and do a bit of tidying up in the store. I won’t bother opening up now, it’s too late, so I’ll just take care of a few things and then maybe make Brett a special supper.”
    She grinned and picked her handbag up from the hall floor.
    “Keep hold of that key for now. You can get another spare cut tomorrow. I checked the freezer and fridge and there’s plenty of food. I’m sure you can find something you like. I’ll see you in the morning? Being the last weekend before Halloween I think we might have a busy day ahead of us.”
    Aly nodded