Titus
“It’s all right,” Alan says. “I know.”
I’m conscious that my jaw is sagging, and I snap it shut. “What?”
“That you plan to go back to New Zealand.” His eyes are gentle. “And I also know that you and Heidi weren’t an item when you came here.”
I stare at him. “What?”
He scratches the back of his neck. “This is… ah… a bit embarrassing to admit. But you have to understand how much I want you to stay.” He gives an embarrassed grin.
“I don’t understand.”
“Well, you know I’ve been talking to Elizabeth. When she said she was pregnant and wouldn’t be coming, I asked her, half-jokingly, how I could convince you to stay when you came over. She said that she thought you and Heidi might be… you know… attracted to one another, and it might be fun to put you together and see what happened.”
