They had married within the year. Amanda had been gobsmacked especially when she’d seen the gorgeous man whom Cleo was marrying. Of course, things clicked into place when she learned that he owned his own builder’s yard. She just about remembered taking a picture of it. Amanda didn’t have the nerve to ask if it had been Mr. Dooley who had done her office extension on the house but she would have bet a fair sum that it had been.
In celebration of her marriage, Cleo had given everyone a day off and a bonus. She was a changed person. Amanda had loved the romance involving Cleo, and her astonishing transformation as a result. It made her job even better, especially all the bonuses that regularly fell out of the blue.
She was still with Phillip and he had begun talking about settling down. She’d known from the beginning that that was what he had wanted and she smiled thinking how he had tried to be blasé. A hundred things a day betrayed him. He wanted them to marry, and they would, because she had started to feel broody now that Cleo was expecting. Amanda sighed with a fond thought for Phillip. He might not be passionate, but he was hers and he’d make a good father.
Chemistry, pheromones, or something as simple as fate? What does it matter when two lonely souls find their mate and the fusion is miraculous. Was it really any wonder that Cleo gave a bonus to Amanda practically every time their paths crossed? Amanda often smiled when she thought about that Builders Report and how she had grumbled because Cleo hadn’t appreciated it. But the day that she had, must have been very special…!