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Emily was on her bed, reading a book, one eye on the clock on her bedside cabinet so she wouldn’t be late taking the meat out, when she heard a vehicle pull into the yard outside. Pushing herself up, she craned her head around to look out the window to see who it was; it was too early for it to be her dad or her brother, they were unlikely to get home until just before dinner was ready to be served.
The moment she saw the Land Rover in the yard, she leapt to her feet, pleased that Zack Wild had returned. As pleased as she was, she was also a little nervous. She knew she had caught Zack by surprise when she kissed him, she had caught herself by surprise as well, to such an extent that she had forgotten to grab her bag when she got out of his car, and now she had had time to think about
