The Final Curtain (38 page)

‘Yeah. Let's go in.'

But as they entered the front door, he spoke. And shared his thoughts. ‘This place is too small for us, Jo,' he said. ‘We should have more of a family home.'

Her heart sank. Right to the bottom of that deep wishing well.

‘I'm taking a few days off,' she said lightly. ‘Shall we go away?'

He kissed her cheek very gently. ‘I have a better idea, Jo,' he said. ‘Why don't I take a few days off too? We can have a stay-cation and look at properties.'

The dismay she felt was as powerful as a thump on the chest. Was Matthew thinking about starting a family? It was her nightmare.

As she walked into Waterfall Cottage, her joyful heart had been replaced with an organ of solid stone.