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Also by Kate Cann: ready? sex go! Kate Cann This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coinci- dental and beyond the intent of either the author or the publisher. GO!. Copyright © 1998 by Kate Cann. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of PerfectBound™. PerfectBound ™ and the PerfectBound™ logo are trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Adobe Acrobat E-Book Reader edition v 1. November2001 ISBN 0-06-0092351 Sequel to: READYand SEX. First HarperTempest edition, 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Jeff Contents 1 Everyone thought I coped brilliantly after Art dumped me. 2 It was my best friend Val who had the first doubts about me and my “recovery.” 3 We went into the kitchen and he made a big joke out of finding a clean glass for me… 4 I was so relieved just to be out of it. So relieved to be acting on pure instinct… 5 “I mean, honestly, Coll,” Val said crisply on the other end of the phone line. 6 Synchronicity. Serendipity. I believe in them, seriously. 7 I still think you’re weird,” Val grumbled. “Six to eleven on a Saturday, for God’s sake” 8 We were really busy for the next two hours. Mostly ice cream… 9 It was lying on the mat like a promise, like a knife, like a detonator. 10 The next few days, I made myself so busy I didn’t get time to think. 11 I made sure I looked really good when I set off the next afternoon… 12 Over the next few days I didn’t speak to any- one about seeing Art. 13 We left the pub soon after that and Joe said he’d walk me home… 14 “Hi Coll,” Joe slurred. “We need coffee badly!” 15 I had the most powerful dream that night. I was by the sea… 16 Greg appeared in the kitchen almost immedi- ately. “Coll—what happened?” 17 “Mrs. Sparks? Hi—it’s— it’s Colette.” 18 It was not easy, getting to school the next day. At registration… 19 Before I left Val, I made her promise to at least think about phoning up the woman… 20 Val finally turned up to school on Wednesday, and she looked better. 21 Outside, I let myself sag against the cold wall. 22 Up on that landing was when the entirely fake platonic friendship… 23 I didn’t look at what I was doing. I didn’t want to. I worked hard Sunday… 24 Joe pulled up and Maggie shot from the car, calling out “Thank you” back over… 25 Wow. Heavy. That’s all I could think as I tramped home. 26 I phoned Val right away, and we chatted about what kind of Easter we’d had. 27 The next night, heading off to the pub for Joe’s farewell drink, I was really wound up. 28 Art bought the drinks just as last orders was being called, and when he sat down… 29 Maggie had warned me to wear gear to walk in for our day out on Friday…
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