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I sit forith a groan She’s right, and I know she sees the coht and hoas back then, but this isn’t the same But I can hardly tell my sister the only woman I’ve fucked in months is Holland, just as I can’t tell her I didn’t stop fucking other women when I married Leonie That my wife actually joined in Ours was an open relationship centred around Thornbeck Hall Unfortunately, there’s no easy way to tell your sister that was the bargain she struck before I’d promised to love and honour her Love, honour, defile

“Do you know Holland has an Instagrae with over ten thousand followers?”

“No,” I ansarily “What kind of page?”

“Oh, relax It’s not bikini shots and pouting posts It’s mostly of her travels and quirky observations, as far as I can tell”

“I’ me this”

“Because you hate the ram is social media,” she adds unnecessarily “But also to point out how utterly wrong you are for her”

I note but ignore the distinction You’re wrong for her, Sandy Not the other way around

“I didn’t even know Holland was here,” I reply tiredly

“So you didup her hand “But I suppose if you had, you wouldn’t have brought Portia What I can’t believe, however, is how you still have that wo around”

I pressto be drawn into the many cockups of my life “How did Holland co wearing that apron last night”

Isla huffs audibly, though she doesn’t re, clearly My question is, how do you know her, and how did Sarah Houghton come to recommend her to me?”

“Ithis “And yes, she’s the reason I didn’t turn up to your birthday dinner”

“Oh” She folds her ar her elbows

“It’s a long story” And yet a very short one “Irolled around, I had no intention of being anywhere else but with her But it was only ever ht”

“And she didn’t know?”

“She didn’t knoho I was, if that’s what youthem

“And—”