Chapter 88

The door opened. When his Aunt came into the room, Anna was lying beneath the bedclothes, while Cedric stood over her.

"Cedric?" Diana said, “Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know you were in here,”

“It's alright,” Cedric replied, “Anna and I were just talking…Catching up, I mean,” He looked questioningly at Anna, and she nodded her head weakly.

"I managed to quieten him a little,” said Diana, referring to Ben, “But I think he is hungry so I decided to bring him up. Are you sure you're alright, Anna?"

She'd probably looked weird, Anna thought. "I'm fine. Thanks for looking after him, Diana." She hoped that she sounded more relaxed than she felt. It was ridiculous that she and Cedric were reacting like a couple of guilty schoolchildren. But she had a feeling that it wasn't for his own sake that he was doing it. She doubted that Cedric would have given a damn about being found on the verge of making love to her.

"Well, if you're sure you're okay." Diana put t