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’ he said quietly to her.
    ‘ Oh no, I suppose not, ’ Kate answered her cheeks flushing.
    ‘ Can I get you a drink? ’ he offered.
    ‘ Oh no, I should pay . W hat would you like? ’ Kate asked, fumbling in her handbag for her purse kn owing that she only had about five pounds in cash and that her credit card was on the verge of meltdown.
    ‘ I insist, ’ Joel said and he took her hand out of her bag and smiled at her.
    ‘ Oh, ’ Kate responded in the meekest voice ever.
    ‘ What will it be? ’ Joel asked again.
    ‘ A white wine please, medium, ’ Kate responded.
    ‘ OK. Why don’t you take a seat and I’ll bring it over. ’
    Kate nervously nodded her agreement and moved to the nearest available table. She sat down and checked her appearance in the window. Her hair still looked good, although getting it wet in the bath and almost drowning hadn’t been in her plans. She screwed up her eyes. She wished she’d brought her eye make - up with her because it would have drawn attention away from the bags she had been unable to conceal. She pursed her lips. She would need to reapply her lipstick when they got to the hotel; it was already making a break for freedom.
    She was still making a face at the window like a ghoul when Joel appeared opposite her with the drinks.
    ‘ Medium white wine, ’ he announced passing a glass to her and sitting down.
    ‘ Thank you. Aren’t you drinking? ’
    ‘ Maybe later. Is there a free bar at the hotel? ’ Joel asked her.
    ‘ I hope so, ’ Kate responded, burying her face in her glass and taking a large gulp.
    ‘ So what is it we’re going to? You said a work function, is it dinner? ’ Joel asked .
    ‘ Yes, at least I think so. It was last year. Five courses or something mad like that, then some boring slides and an awful disco, but we don’t have to stay for that. ’
    ‘ And what’s our background? ’
    ‘ Background? ’
    ‘ Yes, how do we know each other? Where did we meet? What do you do for a living? ’ Joel asked.
    ‘ Sorry, you must think I’m stupid. I haven’t done this before. I expect you hear that all the time too , but I really haven’t done this before, ’ Kate answered, taking another big mouthful of wine.
    She was sounding like a desperate single mother who had forgotten how to behave in the normal world. Any minute now she would be telling him about a nice collage Bethan had done the other day with dried pasta. It was as if she had forgotten how to be an adult.
    She looked at Joel with almost terrified eyes.
    ‘ That’s OK, ’ he replied kindly, smiling at her with both his full mouth and his saucer - sized eyes.
    ‘ Um, I’m a legal executive in the Probate department of Randall’s solicitors in town. The do tonight is being hosted by a client of ours and some of my work colleagues will be there, like the Lady Dragon - I mean Miranda. S he’s the head of my department and Colin, he’s a partner and a bit of a goon if I’m honest - God it’s going to be terrible, I wish I wasn’t going, ’ Kate spoke, downing the glass of wine in one go.
    ‘ So did I meet you through work? ’
    ‘ No! God no! They would know. The Lady Dragon knows everyone I see and you wouldn’t be the type of client I would see, I mean you’re about three times younger than any of my clients and three times more attract … I don’t know, what do you usually say to people? ’ Kate said quickly, stopping herself hurriedly.
    ‘ How about we met at the gym? That’s where I work, when I’m not doing this. I’m a personal trainer, we could have met there , and we’ve been dating for what? A few weeks? ’ Joel suggested.
    ‘ The gym. No, I don’t think so . I mean do I look like I’ve been to the gym recently? I don’t really do exercise, the spare time I get is very limited. I have a little girl, ’ Kate answered, wishing there was still some wine left in her glass.
    ‘ Oh really, how old? ’
    ‘ She’s two, ’ Kate responded, a smile