4 JUNE 2017
Emily thought that she had got off at the wrong stop. It should have been busy on a Saturday afternoon, but she exited the Tube with only a couple of other people. She was in a residential area, and there was nothing except houses and a small convenience store at the corner.
Rowan was there though. When she looked to her left, there he was.
“Emily,” he said with a smile and stepped closer to her. Every time they met, he looked so grateful to see her that he must have expected her not to show up. As it was, they had a deal, and she was determined to stick to it for the remaining ten months.
“I’m not late, am I?” she asked. He was always waiting for her.
He shook his head. “I’m always early. It’s a habit I picked up from my mum. Hard to get rid of.”
Emily looked around, u
