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a romantic at heart.’
He uncrossed his arms and shifted in his seat, angling a little closer to her. ‘And I might start to think you actually like me.’
‘Well…’ Iris edged to the end of the chair. ‘We can’t have that, now, can we,’ she stated rhetorically as she stood, incredibly grateful that her legs were going to support her. ‘I’d best go in. I have Saturday clinic tomorrow.’ She picked up her wineglass and reached for Melissa’s, which was near Dex.
‘I’ve got it,’ he said, and picked up both the glass and the half-empty bottle. He sniffed the wine as they made their way over to Iris’s rear sliding door. ‘Smells like a good year.’
She stopped outside her apartment. ‘Would you like a glass? I could get a fresh one.’
He shook his head. ‘It’s fine. Thanks.’
‘Oh, I forgot you’d been to the pub earlier. Don’t like mixing beer and wine?’
‘Don’t like mixing medication and alcohol is more to the point. Joss has me on another lot of antibiotics from the surgery I had a while ago.’
‘That’s right. I’d forgotten about that. You were involved in an accident at the mine or something like that?’
He nodded at her vague description of what had happened out at the Didja mine. ‘The tyre of a mining truck exploded.’
‘Really? Those trucks are enormous.’
‘They are.’
‘It’s a miracle you weren’t killed.’
‘It is.’ There was a hint of seriousness to those two words as though once again Dex was facing some deep emotional decisions.
‘You had internal bleeding and gave your sister quite a scare.’ She nodded. ‘Melissa did give me more specific details but that was when I was in the middle of packing up to come here so things became a little hectic.’
‘Lis fusses too much.’
‘She’s a nurturer and she’s your sister. She loves you, Dex.’
‘I know. I’m really starting to see that.’
‘Caring for people is what Lis has done for so long.’ Iris opened the door and went inside. Dex followed, placing the glass and wine bottle on the bench. He looked around the room and noticed Iris hadn’t personalised the apartment in any way. The furniture that had been provided was all still in place but there were no books, no music, no pictures anywhere.If he needed a reminder that she didn’t want to stay in town, this was it.
‘And now she has Joss,’ Dex added. ‘He likes taking care of her. ’
Iris smiled and Dex was momentarily stunned at the sight of her gorgeous twinkling eyes. No one would have guessed that not too long ago she’d been wrapped in his arms, crying. There were no tear stains on her face, no blotchy skin or red nose. Instead, she looked vibrant.
‘I’m really pleased about that. I’ve never seen Lis so happy. She has a man who really loves her and the brother she’s always wanted. I’m glad you agreed to meet her.’
‘I am, too.’ His words were spoken slowly and softly as though he’d given them a lot of thought, or was it that he’d given Melissa a lot of thought? Iris knew things hadn’t been too rosy when Melissa had first arrived in Didja but now everything really was coming up roses…or whatever they grew out here. ‘She is sort of wonderful.’
Iris slowly shook her head.
‘What?’ he prompted when she didn’t say anything.
‘You.’
‘What about me?’
‘Tonight…I don’t know, you’re just…’
‘Charming? Gallant? Incredibly witty?’
‘I was going to say you’re breaking the stereotypes I had assigned to you.’
‘Ah…haven’t you ever heard that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover?’
‘Yes. I’ve also heard that a leopard doesn’t change its spots.’
Dex chuckled. ‘I’ve heard that too.’ He walked towards the door, sliding it open, trying not to wince as his trapezius muscles made themselves known yet again.
‘Put a heat pack on it.’
‘Pardon?’
‘Your muscles.’
‘Oh.’ He looked sheepish. ‘I thought you hadn’t seen the
He uncrossed his arms and shifted in his seat, angling a little closer to her. ‘And I might start to think you actually like me.’
‘Well…’ Iris edged to the end of the chair. ‘We can’t have that, now, can we,’ she stated rhetorically as she stood, incredibly grateful that her legs were going to support her. ‘I’d best go in. I have Saturday clinic tomorrow.’ She picked up her wineglass and reached for Melissa’s, which was near Dex.
‘I’ve got it,’ he said, and picked up both the glass and the half-empty bottle. He sniffed the wine as they made their way over to Iris’s rear sliding door. ‘Smells like a good year.’
She stopped outside her apartment. ‘Would you like a glass? I could get a fresh one.’
He shook his head. ‘It’s fine. Thanks.’
‘Oh, I forgot you’d been to the pub earlier. Don’t like mixing beer and wine?’
‘Don’t like mixing medication and alcohol is more to the point. Joss has me on another lot of antibiotics from the surgery I had a while ago.’
‘That’s right. I’d forgotten about that. You were involved in an accident at the mine or something like that?’
He nodded at her vague description of what had happened out at the Didja mine. ‘The tyre of a mining truck exploded.’
‘Really? Those trucks are enormous.’
‘They are.’
‘It’s a miracle you weren’t killed.’
‘It is.’ There was a hint of seriousness to those two words as though once again Dex was facing some deep emotional decisions.
‘You had internal bleeding and gave your sister quite a scare.’ She nodded. ‘Melissa did give me more specific details but that was when I was in the middle of packing up to come here so things became a little hectic.’
‘Lis fusses too much.’
‘She’s a nurturer and she’s your sister. She loves you, Dex.’
‘I know. I’m really starting to see that.’
‘Caring for people is what Lis has done for so long.’ Iris opened the door and went inside. Dex followed, placing the glass and wine bottle on the bench. He looked around the room and noticed Iris hadn’t personalised the apartment in any way. The furniture that had been provided was all still in place but there were no books, no music, no pictures anywhere.If he needed a reminder that she didn’t want to stay in town, this was it.
‘And now she has Joss,’ Dex added. ‘He likes taking care of her. ’
Iris smiled and Dex was momentarily stunned at the sight of her gorgeous twinkling eyes. No one would have guessed that not too long ago she’d been wrapped in his arms, crying. There were no tear stains on her face, no blotchy skin or red nose. Instead, she looked vibrant.
‘I’m really pleased about that. I’ve never seen Lis so happy. She has a man who really loves her and the brother she’s always wanted. I’m glad you agreed to meet her.’
‘I am, too.’ His words were spoken slowly and softly as though he’d given them a lot of thought, or was it that he’d given Melissa a lot of thought? Iris knew things hadn’t been too rosy when Melissa had first arrived in Didja but now everything really was coming up roses…or whatever they grew out here. ‘She is sort of wonderful.’
Iris slowly shook her head.
‘What?’ he prompted when she didn’t say anything.
‘You.’
‘What about me?’
‘Tonight…I don’t know, you’re just…’
‘Charming? Gallant? Incredibly witty?’
‘I was going to say you’re breaking the stereotypes I had assigned to you.’
‘Ah…haven’t you ever heard that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover?’
‘Yes. I’ve also heard that a leopard doesn’t change its spots.’
Dex chuckled. ‘I’ve heard that too.’ He walked towards the door, sliding it open, trying not to wince as his trapezius muscles made themselves known yet again.
‘Put a heat pack on it.’
‘Pardon?’
‘Your muscles.’
‘Oh.’ He looked sheepish. ‘I thought you hadn’t seen the
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