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I smile goofily.
âWhat?â he asks.
âAre we on day one?â
He smirks and raises an eyebrow. âYes.â
I smile. âSo was yesterday negative one?â
He shakes his head as he breaks into a smile. âNo yesterday was zero.â
I nod. âRight, so where were we a month ago?â
His eyes hold mine. âIn the black hole. Now eat your breakfast.â
I smile and shovel in a mouthful of food ⦠loving day one!
Joshua
I walk into Benâs room. âWhat do you want to see me about?â I ask. His nervous eyes flick to me. âIâll ring Murph.â
âWhatâs going on?â I ask.
âMurph, Stanâs here. Ok, see you soon.â He flips his phone shut.
I bet Max has resigned and they are telling me together. Good, I want him gone.
Adrian walks through the door with his laptop and smiles at me nervously. âHi Stan,â he murmurs.
Adrian turns on his computer and then flicks the jug on while it boots up.
âTake a seat,â he says quietly.
âWhat for? Arenât we going to the gym?â I ask.
âWeâve got a problem.â He opens an email and I read the words: âContact me on [email protected] or the wife gets the lot.â
Wife? I frown at the screen. âWho sent this?â I ask.
Adrian shrugs. âIt was sent to the work email in LA.â
âPlay,â I sigh.
He presses play and my stomach clenches. It is a vision of me and a woman. I can tell by the legs. I frown as I try to remember when this was. I sit back in my seat and run my pointer over my lip as I think. âWhen was this?â I ask.
Adrianâs nervous eyes flick to me. âHere in Australia.â
âWhat?â I frown.
He points to the screen. âHere, see, itâs the house in Bondi. Itâs the girl who told us the other night Natashaâs email, remember?â
My eyes widen in horror. I sit shellshocked as I watch myself get a drink and then walk up the stairs with her.
âWhat was your name again?â I ask.
âWhat do you want it to be?â she replies.
âMy bedroom is this way ⦠Natasha,â I answer.