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‘God, is that the time?’ said Bea, glancing down at her watch. ‘I’d best be off, I’ve got a, erm… a date tonight.’
‘A date?’ asked Nathan, looking taken aback. ‘Who with?’
‘Someone called Lochlan. He lives around here, maybe you know him?’
‘Lochlan,’ said Nathan, shaking his head. ‘Don’t think so. Well, have fun.’
‘Thanks, Nate,’ said Bea, planting a kiss on his cheek. ‘See you Saturday, then!’
‘Yep, see you Saturday.’
* * *
Nathan was surprised to hear that Bea was dating. He knew she’d split from Rory when she’d left London, but she hadn’t said anything about seeing anyone new, although why would she?
It’s just that they’d been spending a lot more time together recently, and he’d often wondered if there might still be something between them. Okay, it was nearly ten years since they’d been together, but it was purely circumstance that had caused them to break up: Bea was heading off to university and he was staying right here in Blossom Heath. If she hadn’t left, who knows where it could have led?
Lochlan? Nathan definitely couldn’t place the name, despite everyone knowing everyone around here, and a name like Lochlan wasn’t easy to forget.
Anyway, it was only a date, it wasn’t like Bea was planning to marry the guy. Nathan was just curious, he supposed; curious as to who Lochlan was and why Bea seeing him seemed to bother him quite so much.
CHAPTER 10
‘Bloody hell, Bea! Who is this guy?’ said Archie, peering out the window as Lochlan’s bright red convertible pulled up outside. ‘It’s a Maserati. He’s must have some serious cash; that thing’s worth over £100k!’
‘£100k? For a car? That’s crazy!’
‘What did you say he does?’
‘He’s a property developer. Anyway, I’ll see you later, don’t wait up.’
Bea didn’t know much about cars, but as Lochlan jumped out and opened the passenger door for her, she couldn’t help but be a little impressed.
‘Wow, Bea. You look gorgeous,’ he said, kissing her on the cheek.
God he smelled good.
Bea was wearing an emerald-green wrap dress with a low neckline, ridiculously high heels and bright red lipstick. It wasn’t the kind of look she usually went for, but she had to admit she felt sexy as hell.
‘I like the car,’ she said, as Lochlan sped away from the kerb.
‘I know, right? She’s my pride and joy.’
‘She? Don’t tell me you name your cars too. My friend does that,’ she said, her mind turning to Nathan. She wondered what he was up to this evening.
‘Really?’
‘Uh-huh. So, where are we off to? The suspense is killing me.’
‘You’ll have to wait a bit longer, I’m afraid. I hope you’re hungry, though?’
‘Always,’ Bea laughed.
‘Good. The seafood at this place is out of this world.’
‘Ah, so we’re going for dinner?’
‘Not just any dinner, and not just any restaurant…’
