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to help him grow into a gorgeous, fantastic man. That’s your job. Part of that is letting him mix with men.’
    â€˜He does mix with men.’
    â€˜I’m not talking about the mountain rescue team. They treat you as one of the lads. I’m talking about man-woman stuff. He needs to see men as part of your life. When did you last go on a date?’
    â€˜You know I don’t go on dates.’ She blew on her hands to warm them. ‘And there’s no way I’m introducing a string of men to Jamie. What happens when they dump me? Jamie gets hurt. No way.’
    â€˜Maybe they wouldn’t dump you. Have you thought about that?’
    Meg stared straight ahead, her breath forming clouds in the freezing air. Her brain fielded the memories that came rushing forward to swamp her. ‘My job is to protect my child. That’s what mothers are supposed to do.’
    â€˜Are you protecting him? Or are you protecting yourself?’ Her mother’s voice was casual. ‘Talking about protecting yourself, it’s lucky Dino was able to find you and help you out on the mountain today.’
    â€˜I didn’t need his help. I could have managed on my own.’
    â€˜Megan, when are you going to realise that you don’t win awards in this life for managing on your own?’ Her mother looked tired suddenly. ‘You’re a fantastic mum, but Jamie needs a man in his life and, frankly, so do you. It’s time you stopped shutting everyone out. If you can’t bring yourself to trust another man quite yet, at least make a New Year’s resolution to have sex.’
    â€˜Sex?’ Scandalised, Meg shrieked the word just as Dino scooped Jamie out of the car.
    It echoed through the silence, the sound somehow magnified by the cold emptiness of the night.
    Across the snow Dino’s eyes met hers.
    And she knew she was in trouble.

CHAPTER TWO
    â€˜M UMMY , what’s sex?’
    Oh, brilliant. Cursing her mother for landing her in such deep water, Meg tucked the duvet around Jamie. ‘Well, sex can mean different things.’ This was one conversation she did not want to have right now—not while memories of Dino’s irresistible dark eyes were still fixed in her brain. ‘It can mean the same thing as gender—whether someone is male or female.’
    â€˜So Rambo is male sex.’
    â€˜That’s right.’
    â€˜And you’re female sex.’
    â€˜Right again.’
    Jamie reached for his drink of water. ‘So what else does it mean?’
    Meg wondered whether to simply change the subject and then decided that wouldn’t be right. This was part of being a single parent, wasn’t it? You dealt with these things on your own. ‘When a male and a female come together to make a baby, that’s called sex, too.’ She decided that was enough detail for a seven-year-old, at least for the time being.
    â€˜Grandma thinks you should make a baby.’
    Meg gulped. ‘No, Jamie, that’s not what Grandma thinks.’
    â€˜Yes, she does. She’s told me loads of times she thinks youshould get married and have more babies. She’s always talking about it.’
    Meg contemplated calling her mother upstairs to sort out the mess she’d created. ‘Jamie, I’m not getting married.’ She took the cup from him and tucked the duvet around him. ‘Honestly, if I ever decide to get married, you’ll be the first to know.’
    â€˜The man you’re marrying would be the first to know. I’d be second.’
    â€˜Sometimes, my little superhero, you’re too clever for your own good.’ Meg kissed him on the cheek and then reached across and snapped the light on by his bed. ‘Which story do you want?’
    â€˜Batman. So if you’re not getting married, why did you yell the word “sex”? And why was Dino laughing so hard?’ Jamie snuggled under the duvet, his hair still