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this reason, she would have difficulties with personal relationships.
    Thankfully that hadn’t happened. Melissa had met Bettina. Wonderful, kind, loving Bettina who had persisted along a rocky unstable road in order to win Melissa’s heart. Many had started with the first few steps but had fallen to the wayside when they saw how far they had to go. In the end, fate had played its part and everything was how it should be.
    “Is everything ready for tonight?” he asked jerking his head towards the table.
    “Yep, it’s all sorted.” She put her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. “Everything is going exactly to plan,” she said with a satisfied smile.

Chapter Six
    Bettina glanced at the coffee table one more time before she would allow herself to sit down. The table was laden with wine, crisps, dips, and chocolate truffles – all the things she needed for her night in whilst Melissa hit the town for her hen do. Thank god it’s only one night. She shuddered at the thought of Melissa’s original plan. A long weekend with Faye and a group of old university friends in Lesbos. Not that she didn’t trust Melissa; it was Faye she was wary of. She was too, what was the word, flighty and in Bettina’s opinion that was something she could do without. She liked solid people who knew where they were going in life and had purpose. Since Melissa had introduced them, Faye had moved home four times and had been through seven different jobs. Currently she was unemployed and poncing off her long suffering partner Chrissy. Bettina felt sorry for the woman. She couldn’t imagine what a successful, professional person like Chrissy saw in Faye.
    Bettina didn’t like anything that threatened to rock her stable lifestyle and if she didn’t rein Melissa in, it wouldn’t be long before she picked up some of Faye’s habits.
    Melissa entered the living room wearing tight-fitted black jeans and an off the shoulder black silk top. Bettina whistled as she eyed her from head to toe. Melissa was one sexy woman even if her opinion was biased. Though she knew there were younger, prettier women out on the scene who would have snapped Melissa up in a second, she didn’t feel insecure. She was safe in the knowledge that Melissa loved her and would never cheat on her. That’s why she’d proposed. She wasn’t getting any younger and it seemed like her biological clock was ticking like Big Ben.
    “I’m ready. How do I look?” Melissa asked, twirling round on the spot.
    Bettina reached out and pulled her close, wrapping her arms around her bum. “Absolutely gorgeous as always.”
    “Why thank you. You sure know how to make a girl feel good.” Melissa giggled and leaned down to kiss Bettina on the lips, leaving a red sticky residue behind. “Hopefully I won’t be back too late.”
    Bettina’s mood soured and she withdrew her arms. “If Faye has anything to do with it, I won’t see you until the early hours of the morning. It’s not going to look too good if you turn up to see Scott with a hangover and stinking of booze.”
    Melissa chuckled. “I’m only picking up some menus. I’ll be in and out in minutes. Besides, I’m not planning on drinking that much tonight.”
    She would have liked nothing more than to totally forbid Melissa seeing Faye again but she knew that would only backfire. Melissa was like a loyal dog to those she valued. Bettina hoped that once the baby arrived their friendship would gradually fade to nothing and Melissa would start mixing with some more level-headed people. She pulled a face. “Like I haven’t heard that one a million times before.”
    Melissa inclined her head. “Maybe I should have had a hen night like the one you had. A nice meal with friends and a clear head the next day.”
    Bettina nodded. “I’m not going to say I told you so, but you were the one who let Faye talk you into all of this.”
    “Well you knew what the alternative was.”
    “It doesn’t matter, because