other room. Alexandra pursed her lips and stared up at her husband. ‘Oh Alex, not the baby thing. I thought we’d decided. You were so excited about getting back into modelling. This could be huge.’
Alexandra’s eyes flashed with anger. ‘You decided. I did not.’
Jesse ran a hand through his dark hair. ‘Let’s not do this now.’
Alexandra jumped up. ‘Why? Why can we not talk about this? Cat is our friend. I do not care if she hears.’
Jesse shook his head. ‘This was supposed to be a nice, relaxing evening.’
‘Well your friend Rob has put an end to that, no?’ cried Alexandra. ‘And I cannot change how I feel. We have this life and this great big house but it feels empty to me.’
‘You’re just bored,’ said Jesse unwisely.
Alexandra turned on him. ‘You do not understand how it is for a woman. It is part of us to want children.’
‘Not for Cat,’ said Jesse.
Whoa there, fella
, thought Cat,
don’t drag me into this
.
Alexandra looked at Cat. ‘She just has not found the right person, have you?’
Cat cleared her throat. ‘It isn’t for me to comment,’ she said. ‘Every woman is different.’
‘So you do not want to have a child. Not ever?’ asked Alexandra, clearly crestfallen.
‘Is that so hard to believe?’ replied Cat desperately.
Alexandra stared at her for a moment before turning to Jesse. He had a slight air of superiority about him now and Cat felt sorry for Alexandra. She needn’t have worried though. Alexandra approached her husband and jabbed him in the chest. ‘Thees does not change a thing. You need to decide what you want. I know what I want. Do you?’ she hissed before turning on her heel and storming from the room, slamming the door behind her.
There was a moment’s pause before Jesse turned to Cat and started to laugh, rolling his eyes as he did. ‘Sorry about that. I didn’t actually intend for you to get caught up in the middle of that particular domestic.’
Cat eyed her friend. ‘She seems pretty determined, Jesse.’
Jesse dismissed her concerns with a wave of his hand. ‘Last year she wanted a chihuahua and the year before it was a home cinema. It’ll probably be a handbag next week.’
Cat loved Jesse dearly but she felt this was harsh. ‘I’m not so sure.’
‘Don’t give it a second thought, Kit Kat.’ He grinned. In all the years Cat had known him, she could count on one hand the number of times she had seen him angry or ruffled. He had an innate ability to brush things off and carry on regardless. Nothing ever bothered Jesse. It was one of the things she liked most about him.
‘Well if you’re sure,’ she said.
‘I am,’ he said, sitting down next to her and patting her knee. ‘And can I apologise for Rob. It was all my idea to invite him and all my fault that it didn’t go to plan. I think it was too soon for him to start dating again. Poor guy, he’s very fragile.’
Cat shrugged. ‘You know me. Even if you’d brought in Ryan Gosling, I probably would have found something wrong with him.’
‘Too good-looking?’ Jesse grinned again.
‘Absolutely.’ Cat smiled. ‘And that effortless charm – euw!’ She shuddered and they both laughed.
Jesse nudged her. ‘I miss you, Kit Kat.’
‘I miss you too,’ she said quietly.
Jesse put an arm around her. ‘You know I want you back, don’t you?’
Cat relaxed and let herself bask in the moment. It sounded so intimate. ‘I know.’
Jesse sighed and looked up at the ceiling. ‘It’s just Donald Carter. He’s proving to be a tough nut to crack.’
Cat looked straight ahead. She would not get upset. She knew how tough the American could be and he had every right. He had a majority stake in their business. And that’s all he cared about. Business. It was just business. ‘I understand.’
He squeezed her to him. ‘But don’t worry. I’m on it. I’m having lunch with Donald next week. I know I can talk him round, okay?’
‘Okay,’ said Cat. She
Alexandra’s eyes flashed with anger. ‘You decided. I did not.’
Jesse ran a hand through his dark hair. ‘Let’s not do this now.’
Alexandra jumped up. ‘Why? Why can we not talk about this? Cat is our friend. I do not care if she hears.’
Jesse shook his head. ‘This was supposed to be a nice, relaxing evening.’
‘Well your friend Rob has put an end to that, no?’ cried Alexandra. ‘And I cannot change how I feel. We have this life and this great big house but it feels empty to me.’
‘You’re just bored,’ said Jesse unwisely.
Alexandra turned on him. ‘You do not understand how it is for a woman. It is part of us to want children.’
‘Not for Cat,’ said Jesse.
Whoa there, fella
, thought Cat,
don’t drag me into this
.
Alexandra looked at Cat. ‘She just has not found the right person, have you?’
Cat cleared her throat. ‘It isn’t for me to comment,’ she said. ‘Every woman is different.’
‘So you do not want to have a child. Not ever?’ asked Alexandra, clearly crestfallen.
‘Is that so hard to believe?’ replied Cat desperately.
Alexandra stared at her for a moment before turning to Jesse. He had a slight air of superiority about him now and Cat felt sorry for Alexandra. She needn’t have worried though. Alexandra approached her husband and jabbed him in the chest. ‘Thees does not change a thing. You need to decide what you want. I know what I want. Do you?’ she hissed before turning on her heel and storming from the room, slamming the door behind her.
There was a moment’s pause before Jesse turned to Cat and started to laugh, rolling his eyes as he did. ‘Sorry about that. I didn’t actually intend for you to get caught up in the middle of that particular domestic.’
Cat eyed her friend. ‘She seems pretty determined, Jesse.’
Jesse dismissed her concerns with a wave of his hand. ‘Last year she wanted a chihuahua and the year before it was a home cinema. It’ll probably be a handbag next week.’
Cat loved Jesse dearly but she felt this was harsh. ‘I’m not so sure.’
‘Don’t give it a second thought, Kit Kat.’ He grinned. In all the years Cat had known him, she could count on one hand the number of times she had seen him angry or ruffled. He had an innate ability to brush things off and carry on regardless. Nothing ever bothered Jesse. It was one of the things she liked most about him.
‘Well if you’re sure,’ she said.
‘I am,’ he said, sitting down next to her and patting her knee. ‘And can I apologise for Rob. It was all my idea to invite him and all my fault that it didn’t go to plan. I think it was too soon for him to start dating again. Poor guy, he’s very fragile.’
Cat shrugged. ‘You know me. Even if you’d brought in Ryan Gosling, I probably would have found something wrong with him.’
‘Too good-looking?’ Jesse grinned again.
‘Absolutely.’ Cat smiled. ‘And that effortless charm – euw!’ She shuddered and they both laughed.
Jesse nudged her. ‘I miss you, Kit Kat.’
‘I miss you too,’ she said quietly.
Jesse put an arm around her. ‘You know I want you back, don’t you?’
Cat relaxed and let herself bask in the moment. It sounded so intimate. ‘I know.’
Jesse sighed and looked up at the ceiling. ‘It’s just Donald Carter. He’s proving to be a tough nut to crack.’
Cat looked straight ahead. She would not get upset. She knew how tough the American could be and he had every right. He had a majority stake in their business. And that’s all he cared about. Business. It was just business. ‘I understand.’
He squeezed her to him. ‘But don’t worry. I’m on it. I’m having lunch with Donald next week. I know I can talk him round, okay?’
‘Okay,’ said Cat. She
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