Meet Me in London
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Then her phone rang. “Oh. It’s Ollie.” She covered the speaker with her hand and explained to her friends, “I left him with my parents, poor guy. Hey, Ollie. I have some friends you need to meet. These women are the most important people in my life, apart from you. So, it’s important you all get along. I’m switching to video mode.”
Then suddenly he was there on the screen and her body prickled with awareness.
Malie peered at the screen and grinned. “Hey! Congratulations, Oliver. Heard a lot about you.”
“Thank you! I’m a very lucky guy.” He smiled. “Hi, Malie. Hi, Zoe. Hey, Lily.”
“He knows our names?” Zoe shot with a confused but impressed expression.
Victoria grinned proudly. That’s my boy. “Of course he does.”
“I saw photos,” he explained. “Plus, she talks about you nonstop. I can’t wait to meet you all in person.”
“What about tonight?” Lily suggested. “Come here to the restaurant. I’d love to cook for you all and I’ve got some extra special Hawkesbury wine we could open.”
“Sure thing. Can’t wait.” He nodded. Then he whispered, “Hey, V. Did I pass?”
“With flying colors.” She smiled. “Are you OK? Did you need something?”
“Your parents have taken the dog for a walk. They said they’d be a couple of hours. And your brother’s at the pub. Which means...the house is empty.” He grinned with a wicked glint in his eyes that made her hot all over.
“Oh!” This was good news. “That means we can—”
“Lalalalala. I do not want to hear about this.” Zoe stuck her fingers in her ears while Lily blushed and gave the thumbs-up sign.
Malie’s eyes widened. “You’d better get gone, babe.”
She hugged them all to a chorus of goodbyes and then blew him a kiss. “I’m on my way.”
“Great. I’ll be waiting. Er...upstairs.” He smiled. So sexy. So damned perfect. All hers. “But don’t hurry, V. We have plenty of time. We have all the time in the world.”
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ISBN-13: 9780369717672
Meet Me in London
First published in 2020 by Mills & Boon. This edition published in 2021.
Copyright © 2021 by Georgia Toffolo
With thanks to Louisa George
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