Lucas that night behind their parents’ backs. Matt had hated being confined. He’d got claustrophobic and antsy when restrictions had been placed on him. It was one of the reasons he had been thrown from the vehicle. He hadn’t been wearing a seat belt.
‘I thought you might be in here,’ Lucas said from the doorway.
Molly put the photo back down on the desk. ‘I hadn’t seen that picture before,’ she said, and picked up another one of Ian and Neil with their current partners. ‘Neil’s been going out with Hannah Pritchard for quite a while now, hasn’t he? Are they planning on getting married?’
‘I think it’s been discussed once or twice,’ he said.
She put the photo down and looked at him. ‘Would you go home for the wedding?’
His expression visibly tightened. ‘Dinner’s ready,’ he said. ‘We’ll have to make it short. I have to go back to the hospital to check on a patient.’
Molly followed him back to the kitchen, where he had set up two places, one at each end of the long table. He seemed distracted as they ate. He barely spoke and he didn’t touch his wine. She got the feeling he had only eaten because his body needed food. He seemed relieved when she pushed her plate away and said she was full.
‘I’ll walk you home on the way,’ he said, and reached for his coat.
‘You’re not going to drive?’
His eyes shifted away from hers as he slipped his hospital lanyard over his neck. ‘It’s only a few blocks,’ he said. ‘I like the exercise.’
They walked in silence until they came to the front door of Molly’s bedsit. ‘I’ll let you know as soon as I find another place to rent,’ she said. ‘I hope it won’t be more than a few days.’
‘Fine.’
‘Thanks for dinner,’ she said after a tight little silence. ‘I’ll have to return the favour some time.’
‘You’re not obliged to,’ he said, and glanced impatiently at his watch. ‘I’d better get going.’
‘Bye.’ Molly lifted her hand in a little wave but he had already turned his back and left.
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