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  And when he said that, I had the most amazing idea. Cupid Inc to me would always be the name of the main branch. I felt we needed our new business to have a fresh name of its own, because it would soon be being rolled out across the country. Cupid loved it. We’d be having a new name put up soon above the door.

  HEARTS REUNITED

  Jessica was at work, but she’d phoned to say she’d pop in tomorrow to visit. That she knew Max was coming after work tonight and she felt I’d be exhausted after that. I’d already had Mabel here for most of the day. She’d put in a day’s annual leave at work when she’d heard, bless her, and she’d fussed round me and insisted Johnny go to work when an emergency came in. I had a feeling that I had a new mother figure in my life anyway now in Mabel, and that was fine with me.

  Max entered the bedroom. “Girlfriend, do you know how much you have aged me with the stress? I had to pop out at lunch for highlights to cover the grey. I’m sending you the bill.”

  I rolled my eyes at him.

  “Obviously, I’m only joking. I went into Jetty’s at lunchtime and got down and dirty with Brandon in the staff bathroom.”

  I placed my head in my hands. “What a visual.”

  “Do you know. I think I’ll marry that boy. I do. When you know you know, it’s true.”

  “I hit you with arrows, mate. He’s your one.” I told him.

  “I thought I’d felt extra warm and fuzzy. But you know me, I’m like that anyway, so I couldn’t be sure.” He clapped his hands.

  “Oh I’m going to look at diamonds. For me of course. Make sure you hint to him what I want. And by hint, I mean tell him directly.”

  I rolled my eyes.

  “Anyway, how are you? How is my niece or nephew?”

  “I’m fine, and excuse me?”

  “I’m Uncle Max, its non-negotiable, darling, so accept it.”

  I passed him my scan picture. “Here’s your niece or nephew, Uncle Max.”

  He looked at the photo and a tear fell from his eye.

  “Samara, I know we’ve not known each other that long, but seriously, in that short time you’ve been more of a sister to me than that bitch who biologically was ever had been. I love you and I swear I will love and protect this baby. I’ll babysit and everything. I’ll even accept the possibility of baby sick or poop on my designer threads. That’s how much love I have in me for you.”

  “Come here, you big softie.” I said and I gave him the biggest hug. “You can be my honorary brother no problem. The more family me and my baby have around us the better. I’d be honoured.”

  “Do uncles get push-presents?” He said hopefully.

  I let go of him. “No they bloody don’t. When I push a huge baby out of my hoo-hah it will be all about me, you hear?”

  “Not about the baby, then? Just all about you?” He winked.

  We laughed because we knew that once my bubba was here it would definitely all be about the baby.

  “Anyway, I’m sorry that I’ve passed my probation while you still need to get Maisie a date.” I looked at him sympathetically, only to be met with a smirk.

  “You didn’t? Did you actually get her a date?”

  “Yup. Totally accidentally, but ssshhh.” He put a finger to his lips. “She’d been in this morning bugging me and being a right pain in the arse and not in a nice way. So when she left I followed her and as soon as she became a cat I shoved her in a basket and took her to your grooming salon. Cats hate being wet, right? I told India that my cat loved a bath and she needed the works.”

  “You evil swine.”

  “I figured when she’d endured a wash and blow dry and I collected her, that I’d only have to threaten it again and that would be enough to get her in line.”

  “Then what happened?”

  “Well it would appear that she changed in the middle of the wash session and revealed all her naked glory to India. Who kissed a girl and liked it. They’re together and the tingles were strong when I went to collect her. Maisie declared me a genius for thinking outside of the box. Basically, I’d not been thinking about a box at all, when all along someone with one was her perfect match. And with that there will be no more talk of pussy or pussies for as long as is possible.” He shuddered.

  “So did you shoot them?”

  “I did and then Cupid called in and congratulated me. He said he and Shelley had deliberately picked the most difficult client because they knew that if I could make a match for her, I could match any undateable.”

  “And now we are Cupids again. Fully-fledged Cupids. Did you hear about our new name?”

  “I did. I love it. Hearts Reunited, and Cupid is very smug that Lachlan and Jessica plan to work things out.”

  “God, I love a happy ever after.” I hugged Max.

  “Me too, sister. Me too.”

  Samara

  August

  My daughter let out a wail of protest as I passed her to her Auntie Jessica, but only for a moment and then her green eyes closed again.

  “Oh my, she’s so very beautiful.” Jessica cooed.

  “Well, you’ll have your own soon.” I smiled. Jess was three months pregnant and her and Lachlan had remarried four months ago.

  “Yes, Cupid is getting my maternity leave covered. He pretended to moan about it, but we know really he’s smug that we’re together again.”

  “Just think.” Max piped up from the chair opposite us. “Just a few months ago we were all single and now we’re all engaged or married.” He held up his hand. Max was never one to pass up an opportunity to show off his huge sparkler, or the flashy diamond on his finger.

  Rosa Maxine Leighton chose that moment to fill her nappy and was swiftly passed to her daddy, who loved her so damn much he could hardly put her down.

  “Have you got a full day of visitors then?” Johnny and I had said no visitors other than his family for the first week, though Mabel, my now-cemented-into-my-life mother figure had been included. She was never far away with a fresh pack of nappies or some extra bibs.

  “Yes, Shelley will be over in an hour. She’s bringing three-week-old Leo who she says will no doubt be Rosa’s protector.”

  “So many babies. What with Ebony pregnant too and Kim’s triplets. It’s like a whole new generation for Withernsea.”

  “Yes, and even though I’m thoroughly knackered and sore, I know I want Johnny to give me at least two more babies. I want a huge family if we’re lucky.”

  “So what about the fact that Rosa will be a Cupid? Does that still bother you? The genetics research is yet to uncover anything to stop the familial gene.”

  “I don’t mind at all now we have Hearts Reunited. Our children can take over from us, can’t they?”

  My phone beeped and picking it up my forehead tensed at the message.

  Mum: We heard you had a daughter, so I suppose congratulations are in order.

  That was it. No asking to see her. Her words were yet another disappointment in a long line of them. I swiftly blocked her number and did the same with my father’s and then I placed the phone back in my bag as Johnny returned with my daughter who smelled delicious and would be told every day just how much I loved her.

  The truth was I had all my family right here, in Withernsea.

  THE END

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