“Please, Emma,” he said. “I will only follow your taxi home to make sure you get there safely anyway. This way at least you will save the environment from CO₂ emissions.”

She huffed and crossed her arms, but the look in his eye must have convinced her that it was pointless to argue. “Fine,” she said.

is Kirra?” Jake asked as he sailed through the door on Monday morning.

Emma looked up from her desk in surprise. She hadn’t expected to see him ...