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Molly and Ben woke up the next morning feeling like newlyweds. They stayed in bed longer than they should have, talking and caressing and laughing.
“This is so much better,” he said, tucking a stray curl behind Molly’s ear, as he often did when he felt affectionate.
“No kidding.” Molly kissed his chest and put her head back down on it. “Listen, I know I was being ridiculous. I mean—I knew the whole time it was ridiculous. But I couldn’t help my reaction, I was stuck in it.”
“Forget it, chérie. It’s over and done now. Though I might need to have a manly word with Simon Valette.”
“Not necessary!”
Ben smiled, “Just teasing. So…someone wants to break us up. Why?”
“Oh! I don’t know why I didn’t think of this weeks ago. Could it be Laurine making those calls? She’s so brazen, the way s
