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hard to trust? ’ Kate asked mockingly.
    ‘ Neither actually, it’s just not every woman chooses a tiger as their favourite member of the cat family, ’ Joel replied.
    ‘ So you do escorting for your bit of female company. ’
    ‘ Well it’s always entertaining and you never know quite what you’re going to get. ’
    ‘ So do you have “ regulars ” like Jonny? ’ Kate asked, drinking more alcohol and enjoying the burn on the back of her throat.
    ‘ Jonny? ’
    ‘ Apparently he’s Libby’s very special friend. ’
    ‘ I see two women regularly, about twice a month; they’ve been clients for just over a year. ’
    ‘ God, where do you go? What are they like? ’
    ‘ I can’t tell you details, it’s confidential, ’ Joel replied.
    ‘ Come on, I don’t want their names, I’m just intrigued. Do they wine and dine you? Do they take you to the opera? Do you have to take their coats on and off and open doors? Do you have to call them Hot Lips? ’ Kate ramb led .
    ‘ One woman wanted me to call her Evita once. She had a bit of a musical theatre obsession. But her real name was Rita so trying to remember to call her Evita –well i t fell apart altogether when I ended up calling her Ryvita , ’ Joel informed her with a smile.
    ‘ No! ’ Kate exclaimed and laughed out loud, making other people in the green room look up from what they were doing.
    Joel laughed with her. He had a nice laugh. It made his whole face crinkle up.
    ‘ I haven’t been on a date since my husband left me, ’ Kate spoke heavily.
    ‘ You told me. ’
    ‘ I don’t want to, you know, because I don’t think I should, with Bethan . But other people seem to think I should want to and they want me to. Hermione, she’s Bethan’s childminder, and my friend, she is so desperate for me to “move on” . She keeps trying to push men in front of me at every opportunity and I don’t think I’m ready for that. Besides, the men she lines up, well they’re either Morris dancers from one of the folk fairs she’s done tarot readings at , or it’s one of Philip’s archaeological friends from the university and I don’t do relics of any kind, I mean I can’t even stand Time Team , ’ Kate explained.
    ‘ I don’t know anything about having children but I really don’t think you should let go of who you are as an individual just because you have someone relying on you. ’
    ‘ Goodness, those sound like wise words coming from a personal trainer. ’
    ‘ Actua lly, besides the biceps I have four A-levels and a degree. ’
    Kate looked at Joel, astounded. He couldn’t be clever and that good looking, it wasn’t legal was it? Perhaps in the pages of Mills and Boon but not in real life surely!
    ‘ Appearances can be deceptive. You shouldn’t judge every book you meet by its cover. I’m a personal trainer because I enjoy it, not because I’m a fitness freak who’s academically challenged, ’ Joel replied.
    ‘ Now I’m feeling very stupid, ’ Kate answered, draining the contents of her glass.
    ‘ Its fine, I know most people book me because of how I look, that’s all part and parcel of the job . A nd I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t flattering. ’
    ‘ But if you’re so qualified why do you do the escorting? You could work part-time doing personal training and part-time doing something that would use your skills and challenge you, ’ Kate suggested.
    ‘ Maybe I don’t want that, ’ Joel responded coolly.
    ‘ Goodness, if I had four A-levels and a degree I would be ruling the world by now. ’
    ‘ You don’t know that. Just because you have something doesn’t mean using it is the right thing to do. ’
    ‘ Are we having a debate? I don’t think I’ve ever had a debate with anyone before, ’ Kate remarked.
    ‘ No, we definitely aren’t. Conversation closed, ’ Joel replied, drinking some of his water.
    ‘ So am I the best date you’ve had this month? Don’t think too hard about the answer, I need a