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home, for throwing away my privileged upbringing. She’d tell me I’d be rich if I’d just stayed with her and whatever sugar daddy she was with at the time. I got so sick of telling her I wanted to make it on my own. She never understood why I would want to work for something. She’s never worked for anything in her life.
    â€˜So in the end I left everything I knew behind. I moved. I didn’t tell friends or family members, I didn’t even tell my girlfriends of the time. I just applied for the job, did all the paperwork in secret, then jumped the plane and came here. I never looked back. Well, I did. I hit the internet, old friends found me through that, and Mom found out where I was.
    â€˜Emails are so much easier to ignore than phone calls though.
    â€˜I’ve enjoyed six blissful years without hearing a word from my mother. She’s been back in my life for just over six hours and I already feel like a pathetic waste of space. Again.’
    â€˜You’re not, though. It’s your mum’s loss, not yours.’
    â€˜I know, but there’s something deep inside that, well, just wants her to be proud of me. Just for once, you know? It’s my driving force. I don’t quite know what would happen or who I would be without it.’
    I snuggle closer to him and gently stroke his shoulder. I don’t know what to say. I know my mum can be a pain in the bum but I can count on her to be there for me whenever I need her. I cannot imagine not having that security in my life. I don’t want to even contemplate it.
    â€˜I know it doesn’t really mean anything but I am sorry, Joe, I really am.’
    â€˜Thank you, Leanna, really. You and Lucy give me so much support and love, I’m so damn lucky to have you. ‘
    The kiss we share is gentle and poignant. We whisper I love yous and I drift off happily to sleep.

Chapter Four
    â€˜I think I’m going to throttle her before tomorrow,’ I gasp at Joe as I slam the bedroom door behind me.
    â€˜What now?’
    â€˜She just questioned my choice of sun block for Lucy, said it might be better for her to get a bit of colour on her pasty white British skin. Is she for real?’
    â€˜I’m afraid she is.’ Joe sighs and attempts to knot a dark blue tie. I walk over and help him. ‘She’s been saying such crazy things since I was a kid.’
    â€˜Wedding tomorrow.’ I smile. ‘I just keep saying it over and over in my head like a mantra.’
    â€˜I’m sorry she’s here, Leanna. My mother would stress out a bloody saint.’
    â€˜Ha,’ I finish fastening his tie and run my hands down his shoulders. ‘Don’t worry about it. She’s already said I won’t be seeing her again once she gets back to America because, what was it? Oh yes, she hates Britain and I’m too poor and unstylish to ever make it out to Las Vegas.’
    â€˜She’ll be gone soon,’ he says, kissing me gently, ‘then we can relax.’
    I nod and smile. ‘Anyway, forget her. How are you doing? Ready for the big interview?’
    â€˜In your words, I’m ready as I’ll ever be. Damn, I hope I remember how to do all this. It’s a long time since I’ve had to charm someone who wasn’t you or a gorgeous year-old baby.’
    â€˜You’ll be fine, love.’ I wipe some imaginary dirt from his shoulders. ‘I am so confident in you and your charm. You’ll blow him away.’
    â€˜Well, I just keep thinking he did invite me especially to apply for the job, so that’s got to be encouraging.’
    â€˜Exactly. Damn, you look so hot in this suit. I’m not going to be able to keep my hands off you tomorrow.’
    â€˜I can’t wait to see you in your wedding dress and then to get you out of it.’
    He smirks and catches me round the waist.
    â€˜Perv.’ I laugh.
    â€˜That’s why you’re marrying