15
EBONY
Ebony heard the garage door open, annoyed that another level of privacy was breached. She would wait and see if Brad knocked on the connecting door before letting her temper get the better of her.
The knock was loud enough to be heard all through the house. She let him wait. His second knock was more forceful. She opened the door.
‘Hi,’ he said, moving to embrace her.
She stepped back. ‘Shut the door behind you, please.’
‘Sure.’ He followed her to the downstairs living room. ‘Something wrong?’
‘I’ve been thinking about my life, and I don’t see you fitting into it.’
Brad lowered himself onto the couch and looked through the French doors to the beautifully designed alfresco area. He didn’t respond to Ebony’s statement. She could see enough of his face to realise he was in pa
