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‘What do we do?’ she asked. ‘We can’t suddenly announce that we’ve actually already met. That would be too weird.’

‘Yeah, I guess so,’ he replied.

‘OK then.’

Aiden edged a little closer, their arms briefly touching. For a second neither of them pulled away.

‘Alex, I don’t want you to think that—’

‘Dinner’s ready!’

‘Be right there!’

‘Fuck,’ he mumbled to himself before heading downstairs while Alex followed behind.