“What?”
She heard her dad’s deep voice.
“When you heard me singing Elvis. I thought I’d blown it,” he said.
She stood up. She saw Mel with Ben and Spencer. They were laughing. There was a guy making a video. It was Tim. She was completely speechless.
“Spencer, you’ve done something she hasn’t got a cheeky answer for. That’s truly a first,” said her mother.
The next minutes were a blur of hugs, kisses, champagne, and utter joy. Her man had fixed all this for her.
“I felt so bad keeping it secret when you were so down. I hope the surprise was worth it,” he said.
As the Boeing 747 lifted off flight BA 275 to Las Vegas, there was a clear sky over London. The first-class cabin exuded comfort and luxury. Over and over again she showed everyone her ring. Ben talked excitedly to her mother
