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her. How dare he come back now? How dare he break his promise that she would never have to see him again? Didn’t he have any idea how much it hurt?
    “Regan,” he said, the gentleness of his voice slicing chunks out of her. “It’s been six years. I thought maybe you’d moved on by now. I certainly hope you have.”
    Six years. Then why did it suddenly feel like six minutes? Six minutes since he went away and her life came crumbling down. Six minutes since he turned his stubborn back and left her. But she’d moved on all right. He had no idea just how much she’d moved on.
    “Discharge yourself, Bram,” she said, all brisk efficiency and not a hint of the turmoil inside. “I’ll get Karen to bring you the form to sign yourself out of here. Your scan was clear, but you know what to look out for. Come back if you have any reason to worry.”
    “Thanks,” he winked at her and scrambled her insides.
    “Yes, well – thank me once you’re in the clear. If you collapse and die ten minutes after you get home, don’t come complaining to me.”
    “I won’t,” he grinned.
    She smiled. Despite everything, she smiled. Couldn’t help herself. She left on shaky legs and stopped outside to get her breath back. He hadn’t seemed at all fazed to see her. In fact, she might just have been any other face from his past. Was that all she was to him? A reminder of the past? Probably, she decided, he obviously didn’t think they had been that important or he wouldn’t have come back. And she could excuse him that because after all, he didn’t have the daily reminder of their child to keep the memories fresh.
    “Well?” Karen asked when she emerged from Resus. “Did you work your usual magic?”
    “He needs a discharge form,” Regan said stiffly. “And probably a taxi.” But then she saw Len waiting, legs sprawled out, head back, eyes closed. “Maybe not the taxi. It seems his ride home is covered.”
    “Does he realise..?” Karen began.
    “He knows the score,” Regan said. She checked her watch. Still a while to go before she had to be back with Georgie.
    “You sound as if you know him,” Karen said, unsettling Regan with the intensity of her gaze.
    “I know a lost cause when I see one,” Regan replied airily and made her way over to the lifeboat man. “Hey, Len,” she said, shaking the big man’s shoulder. “Len. Wake up.”
    “What? Hey! Regan!” He grinned up at her, then the grin faded and he chewed on his lower lip. “Regan… Oh heck.”
    “You didn’t tell me he was back, Len,” she said accusingly.
    “I didn’t?”
    “You were in here less than a week ago when I stitched your hand. How long did that take? How long were we talking?” She looked towards the ceiling. “Let me see, you told me about your nephew’s new quad bike and how good the fishing’s been this year and how you’d had to get the brakes fixed on your Toyota, but at no point did you think to mention that my ex was back in town.”
    “I meant to,” he said, swallowing hard. “I just… I was waiting for the right time and it never seemed to come up and besides, it all happened years ago, and… You know people have short memories. I thought maybe if nothing was said that you and he might…”
    “You’re not making any sense at all, Len,” she said. “Are you sure you didn’t bash your head too?”
    She didn’t see much of Len, but he knew about Georgie and although she’d never confirmed it to anyone, everyone that knew her and Bram must have figured it out pretty quickly. It was only a matter of time till Bram found out the truth.
    “I seem to remember telling you the lifeboat was out of bounds for a fortnight, Len. At least until the stitches were out – which they aren’t,” she added. “What is it with you guys? You risk your necks saving other people, but won’t take care of yourselves?”
    “Are you talking about me now – or are you still talking about Bram?” Len asked