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sighs after a long pause. ‘Have it your own way Summer Evans.’ His face twists dangerously. ‘But don’t think I won’t make you pay for it the next time we’re in bed together.’
    I give him my most sultry look, lust sparking, at what he might have in mind.
    ‘I wouldn’t have it any other way,’ I reply.
     

Chapter 2
     
    I dress carefully in skinny jeans, suede ankle boots and a Debbie-Harry T-shirt. Then I slip on the beautiful Tiffany bracelet which Adam bought me. It complements my rock-look perfectly.
    ‘ Wearing your bracelet?’ asks Adam, watching me dress. ‘I’m pleased you like it.’
    ‘ I love it,’ I tell him. ‘It’s the most generous gift anyone has ever bought me.’
    My eyes drift to my neckline, where the Saint Cecilia necklace rests against my collarbone.
    ‘But this is my favourite gift from you,’ I continue, lightly touching the silver necklace.
    Adam’s eyebrows raise. ‘It is?’
    I nod. ‘Uh huh.’
    Adam stands and walks over to wear I’m dressing. He wraps his arms around me.
    ‘And why is that?’ he asks.
    ‘ Because of the meaning behind it,’ I say, smiling at him. ‘You bought it as a protection for me. I love that.’
    Adam looks genuinely touched.
    ‘I’ve never met a girl who preferred a silver saint pendant over a Tiffany bracelet,’ he says.
    ‘ Well I do,’ I say firmly. ‘It means everything to me.’
    My hand clasps the necklace.
    ‘It’s my good luck charm,’ I say, ‘my reminder of you.’
    Adam’s hand covers mine as it holds the pendant.
    ‘Then as long as you wear it,’ he says, ‘I’ll know you love me.’
    ‘ I’ll wear it forever,’ I say. ‘I’ll never take it off.’
    Something seems to flicker in Adam’s eyes. Some deeply held emotion.
    ‘You mean that?’ he whispers.
    I nod, my eyes locked on his.
    ‘I do.’ I reply.
    It feels as though we’re making a much larger promise to one another than just a necklace. My heart is skipping in my chest. But there’s fear there too.
    Can it really be this perfect?
     
    I’m still turning these ideas in my head as Adam drives me to the studio. He too, is more silent. As though considering something very serious. We both know we’re in deep.
    After Adam drops me off, however, my thoughts take another shift. It starts to hit hard, that I’m here without George and Tammy.
    I punch Tammy’ s number into my phone, hoping the sound of her voice will reassure me.
    To my relief, the call connects.
    ‘Summer!’ Tammy sounds delighted to hear from me.
    ‘ Hey Tams,’ I say, feeling instantly more at ease. ‘Just wanted to see how you’re doing. It feels really weird to be in the studio without you,’ I add.
    Tammy gives a sympathetic laugh.
    ‘Summer, you’ll be fine,’ she assures me. ‘You got this. You’ll do even better without us. You’ll see.’
    ‘ Thanks,’ I say gratefully. ‘How’s it going with you?’
    ‘ Great actually,’ says Tammy. ‘Dev.as.station have taken me on. I’m only a backing singer currently, but I’m involved in writing the music, and I think it won’t take long to earn their trust.’
    ‘ Tammy, that is so great,’ I enthuse. ‘You’re a great match for Dev.as.station.’
    ‘ Thanks,’ says Tammy. ‘Cher is a great mentor too.’
    ‘ I’m really pleased for you,’ I say sincerely. Though I do feel a pang of sadness not to have Tammy by my side. ‘Did you hear from George?’ I ask. ‘I’ve been trying to phone her, but she’s incommunicado.’
    ‘ Oh, yeah,’ says Tammy. ‘Well,’ she corrects herself, ‘not from George. But I’ve seen on Facebook.’
    ‘ So what is she posting?’
    ‘ Well, you know she got her big trust fund,’ says Tammy. ‘So she’s husband hunting. She’s posted pictures on a yacht in the Riviera with some school friends. I think that’s what those girls do when they’re single. Buy a load of designer bikinis and tan themselves until a man snaps them up.’
    ‘ Sounds like she’s