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her phone out of her bag and checked the screen, wondering if Eddie had called. There had been half a dozen calls while she’d been on the set and she scrolled through them, her heart in her mouth until she realised none was from him. She felt tears prick her eyes and she swore under her breath. She put the phone down onto the table, poured a mineral water and dropped in a slice of lemon. Her phone rang and she grabbed for it.  It was her son, Robbie. She took a deep breath and took the call. ‘Darling, this is a nice surprise. Aren’t you in class?’  Robbie was boarding at a school in Cumbria and it had been a month since she’d last seen him.
    ‘I’ve got maths in five minutes but I wanted to ask you a favour.’
    Carolyn sighed. ‘How much?’
    ‘Fifty.’
    ‘Fifty pounds? Please tell me it’s not for drugs.’
    ‘Very funny, mum. We’ve got a trip to Windermere at the weekend and I need some spending money.’
    ‘But fifty quid. What are you planning on buying?’
    ‘If you can’t, I can call dad.’
    Carolyn bit down on her lower lip. Robbie was a master at playing her off against her ex-husband.
    ‘Please, mum. Everyone else is going to have fifty to spend and I don’t want to be the odd one out.’
    ‘Okay. I’ll put it in your account today.’
    ‘You’re a lifesaver, mum. Love you.’
    ‘Wait a minute, Robbie. How are you? How’s school?’
    ‘School’s school,’ he said. ‘Look mum, I have to go. I’ll call you tomorrow, okay? And don’t forget the money.’
    ‘I won’t,’ she said, but the line had already gone dead.  Tears were brimming in her eyes and she blinked them away. She scrolled through to Eddie’s number and called it but it went straight through to his voicemail. She didn’t leave a message.
     

 
    CHAPTER 6
     
    They filmed three more scenes before lunch, then Carolyn went through to the canteen where she picked up a smoked salmon salad and went to join Terry at a table by the window. He was tucking into a Shepherd’s pie and chips. ‘How’s the diet going, darling?’ she asked as she sat down opposite him.
    ‘Bitch,’ Terry said and laughed. ‘I’m in the gym with Gabe tonight, I’ll burn it off.’
    ‘You’re not going to the awards?’
    Terry laughed. ‘I’m a prop master,’ he said. ‘One of the backroom boys. Out of sight, out of mind.’
    ‘Come with me,’ said Carolyn. ‘You can be my plus one.’
    ‘And sit with a load of prima donnas and network suits? I’d rather crawl naked across broken glass.’
    ‘I’m getting a lifetime achievement award.’
    Terry grinned. ‘Well done, you.’
    ‘I’m not sure it’s a good thing,’ she said. ‘Doesn’t it mean that the best is over?’
    ‘It means you’re being appreciated,’ said Terry. He frowned. ‘Plus one? Where’s Eddie?’
    ‘Fucking some trollop,’ she said bitterly.
    ‘Are you serious?’
    ‘I found him in bed with a Barbie lookalike last night. ’
    Terry put down his fork. ‘God, I’m sorry.’
    ‘Yeah. Me, too.’
    ‘And you never suspected anything was going on?’
    Carolyn sighed.  ‘I was too bloody busy.’
    ‘That doesn’t make it your fault.’
    She nodded and prodded her salad. ‘I know.’
    ‘Do you know who the girl was?’
    ‘No, not that it matters. She wasn’t the first.’ She felt tears sting her eyes and she cursed.
    ‘Hey, come on,’ said Terry. He passed her a paper napkin. ‘Don’t let the bastard upset you.’
    Carolyn dabbed her eyes with the napkin. ‘I went home early to surprise him,’ she said. ‘Well, that didn’t exactly go as planned.’
    ‘Your house?’
    She shook her head. ‘His flat.’ She shook her head. ‘Forget it. It doesn’t matter.’
    ‘Of course it matters. You thought he was the one, right?’
    She took a deep breath. ‘I hoped he might be,’ she said. ‘I really thought he loved me, Terry.’
    ‘You know what they say, darling. Women can fake orgasms but men can fake an entire