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BRAD
As soon as they released me from hospital, I hailed a taxi and gave the address on Esplanade Altona as my destination. There’s nothing they can do for cracked ribs, apparently. I have to be brave and suffer the pain. Now that Steven is gone, that might be easier.
Ebony stood next to the letterbox, waiting for me. We would be face to face in freedom for the first time in our relationship. Do we have a relationship, though? We’ve had great s*x, but she’s dismissed me as quickly as she’s jumped into bed with me. When the taxi pulled up, she opened the door for me, waited impatiently while I paid the driver, and helped me out.
‘How are you feeling?’ she asked needlessly. She knew how I was feeling. I called her as I was leaving the hospital.
‘Same as when you asked me earlier,’ I
