” He held out a clean shirt for her. It took all Jake’s skill and patience to stop him kicking the plane out. ”The stewards, in broken English, told her she mustn’t jump and looked desperately around for the first-aid man. You’ve got to behave like one.
“Sure you will. ” She got a dusty packet covered in face-powder out of her bag. Side by side, but both feeling very different emotions, Jake and Helen watched Rupert, tall and lean, a natural at any sport, swinging away as the little bull hurtled towards him. She was still feeling fragile, so he ordered her a plain rice risotto with a knob of butter and parmesan, and fed her spoonfuls as though she was a child.
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