Embarrassment swallowed Billie whole and glued her tongue to the roof of her mouth. 'I don't remember much,' she fibbed in desperation.
Alexei dealt her a gleaming look of contempt. 'Just another forgettable shag, was I?'
'I wouldn't know about that—I don't have anyone to compare you to!' Billie snapped back at him furiously. 'I was a virgin.'
Alexei nodded acceptance of that fact. 'Okay, so talk…'
Billie wandered restively over to the window and turned her narrow back to him in self-defence. In truth she had near-perfect recall of their time together and she repeated snatches of conversation and mentioned the sharing of the shower and the reason for his departure. 'I think you fell down the steps because you tripped over my handbag…I'd dropped it on the floor by the door on the way in
