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Garry smiled back with a warmth he hadn t felt for years. It s
cool. No problem. Worth every minute. You brought yourself.
That s spoiling me enough.
Will stood. He shook his head, smiling. His expression was a
little confused, as if he suspected Garry was still half asleep and
slightly delirious. But the smile was undiminished. We ll find the
hotel now, shall we?
I d like that, Garry said. He stood as well, picked up his bag
and let his shoulder nudge against the other man. Felt good. Felt
damned good.
Why are you looking around? William asked, curiously.
Just wanted to say goodbye to some friends. It d be a pity if
he never saw the kids again. He sort of missed them. He didn t
want to examine too closely just how bizarre that thought was.
Because, for now, he had better things to concentrate on.
* * *
Is that him? Emily hissed. She and Max were sitting up on
the upper level, faces pressed up against the plastic viewing pane,
peering back down into the lounge. She was watching the two
young men meet and move around each other like they wanted to
hug but were sort of scared.
Max nodded. Uh-huh. That s William. Unc goes on about
them so much, I easily recognized them both.
Emily wrinkled her nose, totally scornful of Max. He could
have brushed his hair. It s not like Garr-eee s. It s all dark and
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spiky.
Max shrugged. Guess they like it like that. Whatever.
Emily looked down a little mournfully at Garry, the man she d
grown to be quite fond of. Despite him throwing his ice cream so
wastefully on the floor. He was standing very close to William.
They were clutching each other s arm by now and both wearing
really big smiles. Tell me again what we were doing for Unc.
Max sighed. Helping them get together. Unc said it was time
they finally got it together.
It?
Max shrugged. No idea. It s what adults do. It s probably
stuff, you know? Anyway, both Uncs go on and on about it&
& and on and on, Emily added, giggling. A few feet away,
another couple of men turned to look at them. The blond one had
suspicion in his eyes, but the dark-haired one smiled fondly.
Emily looked at Max and he looked back. They winked at each
other. We shorted them, she said.
Sorted. Uh-huh. They both grinned.
Do we just leave them now? Emily looked back down at
Garry and William. Nothing else very exciting seemed to be
happening. Maybe they were bored with each other already. Do
they need some more help? Some ice cream?
No. Max shrugged again, his interest obviously waning.
They re not taking any notice of anyone, anyway.
They need to be lonely, Emily said, gravely.
Not lonely. Max frowned. Alone. Don t you ever get
anything right?
Emily stuck out her tongue at him and grinned, not the slightest
bit offended. Yeah. Lots of times. Can I see them kiss?
Max looked like he d swallowed ground glass, plus it was
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bogey-flavored. No you can t. Yeuwww, any kissing is truly
gross. He scrambled up and dusted off the knees of his jeans.
Come on. You have to get Mum from the toilet and then we have
to go find our own flight. Maybe you can see them next time we
visit Uncle Allen and Uncle Leonard.
He strode off toward his uncles with the little girl in hot
pursuit, romantic visions forgotten.
But you still owe me four pounds of sweets! came her
plaintive voice.
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CLARE LONDON
Clare took the pen name London from the city where she lives,
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