Daughter of Mull by Joan Fleming

Author:Joan Fleming
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, scotland, contemporary romance, scottish romance, isle of mull, finding birth mother, long lost family
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing

Once Finn had gone, leaving yet another cup of coffee untouched, Roddie couldn’t contain himself.

‘That guy’s got designs on you,’ he said. ‘I can tell. The way he looks at you.’

Anna burst out laughing. ‘And if he has? There’s no law against it, you know.’

‘Just because he’s handsome and super-fit, he probably thinks every woman he meets is going to fall at his feet.’

Again, Anna couldn’t help laughing.

‘You’re not just a teensie bit jealous, are you?’

‘Jealous? Me? Of course not. Our relationship isn’t like that. We’re friends. Pals. Remember?’ He signalled quotation marks in the air. ‘We agreed: “purely business”.’

‘So why the aggro? You clearly don’t like him.’

‘I didn’t say I don’t like him. I simply hate to think of him taking liberties with you when he’s only known you for five minutes.’

‘Oh, Roddie. Now you’re being ridiculous. He hasn’t “taken any liberties”, as you put it. He’s been kind to me, that’s all.’

‘Are you trying to tell me you don’t find him attractive?’ Roddie asked.

‘No, I do find him attractive, but I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself. And I’ll decide where I set the bar – if there’s any question of a relationship developing.’

Roddie walked over to sit on the edge of the sofa where Finn had perched a short time earlier. He put his arms around her and gave her a gentle hug.

‘I’m sorry, Anna. I simply can’t stand the thought of any guy hurting you. Especially when you’re a bit… fragile.’

‘And I love you for that, Roddie. You’re the only person I can confide in about… about…’ Anna’s eyes filled with tears which soaked into Roddie’s shirt.

‘I know, I know. But I don’t think there’s much we can do about that right now. I’ll have a look in the records once I get home. The librarians in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow are so helpful.’ He stroked her thick red hair gently, soothing her jumbled thoughts. ‘That means you can stay on the island, and I can investigate the records to see what I can find.’

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