Chapter 14

He did not look offended by her accusation. “So you accept the situation and walk away. Don’t you want to fight for him?”

“And how do you suggest I do that?” Her response made him realise just how far past sensible she had allowed the conversation to go. “Look, you might have nothing to do but I think this joke has gone far enough…”

Silently willing him to take the hint, Camille thought her prayers had been answered when Theo rose to his feet.

Her relief was short-lived. He made no move to leave. Instead, he dragged a hand through his hair and allowed his gaze to travel from the soles of her sensible shoes to the top of her glossy head. “One obvious suggestion springs to mind. You could dress like a woman and not like a middle-aged librarian.”

An angry flush of mortification mounted her cheeks. “I’m not about to pretend I’m someone I’m not.”

“An admirable sentiment, but do you suppose that Lily gets to look the way she does without a hell of a lot of ef