isn’t like before …’
‘I know.’
He was still holding her. Stephanie looked him straight in the eye when she asked, ‘Is it because of Rachel?’
‘In a way, yes.’
Slowly, reluctantly, she began to move clear of him. ‘Then I’m sorry. I don’t want things to be awkward between us.’
‘There’s nothing to feel awkward about, Stephanie. I just don’t want to get into that position.’
‘What position?’
He turned away from her and collected his glass again. ‘I was in love with Rachel. We both thought we had a long future ahead of us. But we didn’t.’ Stephanie watched him drain the last of his claret. ‘The world you’re about to go back to … we both know what the score is. I’ve already lost somebody I loved. I don’t want to allow myself to get into the position where I might have to go through that a second time.’
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