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to get rid of.’
    ‘That’s not it.’
    ‘It is soooo it. When my divorce comes through and I’ve cleaned the cheating bastard out of every penny I can, I’m taking myself off to Spain and finding a waiter with the biggest penis I can.’
    ‘Howard really did a number on you, didn’t he?’ Hannah said with a faint smile.
    ‘He hurt me, Hannah, I can’t deny it. He might as well have cut my heart out with a blunt knife. But he’ll be sorry. I’m going to have so much sex it’ll make my eyes water and I might even film it to send to him.’
    ‘Oh Gina… Please tell me Jess isn’t there right now.’
    ‘She went out almost as soon as we dropped our bags on the floor. She doesn’t need me anymore, and when all the joking is done, I’m going to be on my own soon. That’s why I don’t want to see you lonely, because I know how it feels.’
    ‘Well…’ Hannah said, sensing her sister’s mood darkening, ‘you’ll be back here soon, close to me for good and we can keep each other company.’
    ‘Like two mad cat ladies? Fabulous.’
    ‘I’ll bring the cats and you can provide the incoherent rambling.’
    ‘I see you save the best job for me.’
    ‘Of course. When will you hear from the solicitors?’
    ‘Soon I hope. I just want it all sorted, to get my money and come and find a place back in Millrise. I want to come home now.’
    ‘I can’t wait,’ Hannah said.
    ‘Neither can I. Though I’m not sure Jess is as happy about it.’
    ‘She’ll adjust; kids always do.’
    ‘She’s leaving a pretty good social life behind.’
    ‘It’s only a couple of hours away from Birmingham. She’ll make friends here and then she’ll have two really good social lives.’
    ‘I’ll let you tell her that when she kicks off as I hand my house keys back,’ Gina laughed. ‘For now I think she’s pretending it won’t happen.’
    ‘Want me to talk to her?’
    ‘There’s no point yet. It could be months before I’m in a position to go anywhere – there’s just no way of knowing with legal stuff. When the time comes I’m thinking I might just get a sack and some strong rope so I can tie her up and throw her into the removal van.’
    ‘Good luck with that,’ Hannah laughed.
    ‘Thanks. I’m going to need it.’
    *
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. She chewed a fingernail and sat back in her seat waiting forsomething to happen. She didn’t know why she was doing this. Perhaps something Gina said had sparked off a realisation. She was nervous as hell now, worried about what sort of nutters she might get replies from, but it was done. And you never knew… didn’t lots of people meet their true love on dating sites, every day? So they couldn’t be a complete waste of time, could they? There were biometric testing and glossy photos and profiles and scientific formulae of all kinds helping to match couples, not like in the old days where you turned up wearing a pink carnation and hoping he still had his own teeth. What she had said to Gina, about not needing a man – she felt sure that was all true; but there was no harm in seeing what was out there. She might even have fun in the process, meet some nice people, make some good friends. And maybe, just maybe, she’d find that elusive soulmate she had given up on.
    She refreshed her inbox once, cursed herself for being stupid enough to think that anyone was going to respond that quickly, and then minimised the screen so she could get some work done. It had piled up during Gina and Jess’s visit, and there was more than enough now to keep her working until midnight for the next couple of weeks.
    Three days had passed since Gina had gone home, and the house had become Hannah’s again. The peace had been welcome at first, but now it felt almost too quiet. Hannah had tidied away the Christmas mess, and then she had gone to the antique wardrobe in the spare room, bundled