Page 51 of Keeping Our Secrets

“Who?”

“Miranda.”

“For the record, she kissed me.”

“Looked pretty mutual to me.”

“I’ve told you before, there’s absolutely nothing between Miranda and I.”

“I can’t believe you expect me to believe that.”

“The only place you could have seen us kiss was at the Princes Street Mall. She called me and told me you were there and something was wrong with you, which was the only reason I showed up. She walked up to me when I was looking for you and kissed me. I pushed her away and told her to never do it again and then I spent the afternoon looking for you.”

“Really?” she asked as if she didn’t want to believe me.

“I have no reason to lie to you.”

“She told me I trapped you and that you didn’t love me.”

“Not true.”

“Well, she also said that you slept with her after you had been with me in Paris.”

I exhaled. “That’s true.” She opened her mouth to respond, but I held up my hand. “I slept with her after you blocked me, but not since then.”

“Okay.”

“So can I take you home?”

“I don’t know.”

“I know we have a lot to talk about, but I want to make this perfectly clear.”

She crossed her arms over her chest. “Go on.”

“Before all of this happened, I put some money down on a flat in Glasgow that’s big enough for all of us.”

“You did?”

“I can’t imagine going back and leaving you here.”

“You can’t?” she breathed.

CHAPTER 20

Mairi

He took a step forward and placed an errant strand of hair behind my ear. Then he trailed his fingers down my neck, slowly wrapping his warm hand around the back and pulled me into him.

I squeaked, then suddenly he pressed his lips against mine. Wrapping my arms around his back, I pushed further into his embrace.

“So, what’s the verdict?” he asked as he pulled back.

“You really want me to move to Glasgow with you?”

“Yes, but only if you want. I can understand needing your mom right now.”

“She’s still trying to get me to give up our babies. I’m not sure if me staying here will be good for my stress level.”

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