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have been going out very much – you’ve written loads. And it’s really good – I’m so impressed. You are a total star. Can’t believe how much it’s come on since last summer. My detailed notes are enclosed…
    As you’ll see, I can’t really find all that much wrong with it, although I can’t help feeling that it’s missing a scene or two. I know that you’ve written it in your achingly cool, European, slice-of-life style, and I like that, I just wonder whether one moment of drama – something frightening, life-changing, heartbreaking – wouldn’t make it more complete? I’m not suggesting you turn it into classic blockbuster, beginning-middle-end stuff. Anyway, as I said, notes enclosed, I think I explain it better in there.
    How goes the search for funding? I saw Lilah on the weekend, she was saying that she’d be happy to volunteer to help you pitch to City boys – she seems to think she has what it takes to sell to them. I think she might be right. She seemed better, by the way, a little less manic, although she did get really pissed at dinner. Things still seem tense with Andrew, she bit his head off when he suggested they go straight home after closing. Parties to go to, people to see, apparently.
    Talking of people to see, do you want to come to London this weekend? They’re showing
A Night on Earth
at the BFI from this Friday, and you’re the only other person I know who actually likes that film. Plus, Conor’s going to Ireland (again) to work on his brother’s house. Apparently they’re almost finished. I’ve been hearing that since last October…
    Conor’s well, although he’s working incredibly hard, so with that and all the trips to Ireland I feel like we hardly ever get to see each other. My work is
heinous.
The boss is the biggest bitch I’ve ever met. Thank God it’s only till the summer.
    Cannot wait until the summer! Do you think you’re going to be able to make it over to France this year? I hope so. I miss hanging out with you.
    How’s your love life, player? Get up to anything fun on Valentine’s Day?
    If you’re not up to anything fun on the weekend, come and play. And we can talk film stuff.
    Lots of love
    Jen

Chapter Four

    NATALIE COULDN’T SLEEP. She’d been lying there in the dark, watching the snow fall, listening to Andrew’s breathing getting deeper and slower as he drifted further into sleep. She was wide awake, limbs restless, blood throbbing in her head. She could turn on the light. Andrew wouldn’t mind, he’d just roll over and go straight back to sleep, and even if he didn’t go back to sleep, he wouldn’t get pissed off. He’d snuggle in closer and hold her as she read, she knew he would. She didn’t feel like reading, though, and she felt even less like being held. In the pit of her stomach, anger roiled like acid.
    Her rage at Jen’s duplicity had abated not one iota over the past few hours. Throwing them all together unexpectedly was cruel to her, Andrew, and even to Lilah. The worst of it was, she hadn’t been able to express these sentiments out loud, not in the forceful way she wanted to. Because in this, Andrew would not be on her side. He would see her point, but he would make allowances. He would forgive. Andrew would always forgive Jen. No one was supposed to get angry with Jen. All this time had passed, rivers, lakes, oceans of water under the bridge, and still, she wasn’t supposed to get pissed off with Jen.
    Nat was angry, restless and absolutely starving. They hadn’t had anything to eat since the Pret a Manger sandwiches they’d bought for the flight, and she’d eaten hers in the departure lounge, couldn’t even wait until they’d got onto the plane. She sat up, slowly, trying not to wake Andrew. Carefully, she swung one leg at a time over the edge of the bed, placing her feet on the pleasantly warm wooden floor. She sat up very straight, then twisted her torso gently from side to side, loosening out the muscles and the