Chapter 70
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Chapter 14
Three faces were squashed against the lounge room window, fighting for space. Tessa was about to resort to playing her ‘I’m pregnant and need more room’ card when Lily shooed them all away and closed the curtains, blocking the view of the couple standing outside in the dim porch light that spread across the lawn.
‘Don’t you think we should give them a bit of privacy?’ she chastised them.
‘Not really,’ Noah replied, opening the curtains again.
Lily growled under her breath. ‘Noah, think this through please,’ she said as she tugged them closed again.
Tessa sighed. She was right. Lainie had sustained some minor injuries coming back from the cave and the last thing they needed was for Tim to witness a healing. Reluctantly she took Noah’s hand and led him away from the window. They had been waiting for this moment for so long and now they weren’t allowed to even watch.
She turned to the newcomer. ‘So, Tim, can I get you a beer?’ He looked like he could use a drink.
‘Actually, I hate to ask but do you have anything to eat? I haven’t eaten since lunchtime.’
It figured. He would have had no chance of convincing Bane to slow down long enough to grab anything.
Noah tilted his head towards the kitchen. ‘I’ll heat you up some pasta. Honey, you sit and rest.’
With a grateful sigh, Tessa stayed in the lounge room and put her swollen feet up on the sofa so Lily could rub them. ‘We need to make certain they’re clear about … you know. When would be an appropriate time for a chat, do you think? How much can Lainie deal with?’
Lily looked pained. ‘We can’t risk waiting. They need to know. Do you want me to do it?’
In the kitchen, Noah was chortling way too loudly at something Tim said.
Tessa snuggled down into her pile of cushions. ‘Nah. I think it’s Noah’s turn.’
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