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bouncer asked . H e was looking at Kate close up now and liking what he saw, appreciating the beauty before him.
              “Yeah, I’m really sorry about all that trouble, thanks a million for helping us out , ” she said , feeling herself blush ; this guy was gorgeous, and Kate couldn’t help but notice how his eyes roamed her body as he spoke to her.
              “You ’ r e welcome , sweetheart , ” he smiled . “I’m Jay . ”
              “Hi… I’m Kate… . ” H er cheeks were burning, she felt like an embarrassed little kid.
              “See you again Kate, I hope . ” Jay gave her a wink , as he turned back to the long queue of people waiting to get in.
              “Oh… m y… God!” exclaimed Emma , linking arms with her mate , as they tottered down the road towards the taxi rank . “ Y ou’ve only just gone and bloody pulled , Kate . ”
              “Really , do you think so?” Kate asked .
              “ D uh : h e was practically dribbling over you ; he was well fit too, you jammy cow . ”
              Maybe tonight hadn’t been such a waste , after all , Kate thought , as she lent her head back onto the seat in the warmth of the taxi, daydreaming about the man that had made her heart beat louder than a drum.

 
     
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    Tanya couldn’t sleep ; s he had been lying in bed for over an hour tossing and turning , unable to switch off. She was used to being on her own ; she was an only child who ha d been left alone by her parents all the time when she was growing up. It was a pattern in her life, and she had grown to enjoy her own space.
    She could stay in her house for days and see no-one and it wouldn’t bother her. Although she had been feeling a bit lonely lately , she admitted to herself. She had wondered a lot over the last few weeks what it might be like to be part of a proper family. She wasn’t particularly maternal, but she guessed that that would be something that would come to her naturally if and when she ever did get pregnant. She wondered what it would be like to have someone call her mummy, to wake up in the morning and have someone to tend to, other than herself , for once.
    She could n o t imagine what it would feel like to be needed. She herself had stopped needing people a long time ago, her parents had seen to that. During h er childhood she had been left with nanny after nanny. People who had been paid to spend time with her , as her parents had been far too busy. She had spent many a birthday and even a few Christmases feeling disappointed and unloved. It had become the norm for her, and she knew it was the reason why she often distanced herself from people.
              H er thoughts were interrupted by a noise at the front door , and she worried for a second that somebody was trying to break in ; she listened harder and she could definitely hear the sound of metal scraping against her front door, was it a screwdriver perhaps? She quickly reached for her mobile so that she could call someone if she needed to, when she heard the door slam and Billy’s familiar footsteps stomping through the hallway. He must have been trying to use his keys , she thought , breathing a sigh of relief. She looked over at the clock, two thirty, and she smiled to herself. As he was u nexpect ed ly turning up at this hour of the morning, h e must have been miss ing her .
              Billy had bought th e house for Tanya . It was small, but she had done it up well and it was now very classy - looking. She knew that he had bought it as another of   his investments; he owned properties all across London . He had invested well and even if the purchase of the flat was primarily to make a bit of money in the future , s he wouldn’t be complaining anytime soon , as it felt like it was her s .
    When she had first moved in ,