In the days that followed, Bianca began to try to put her life back together from the shaky mess it had fallen into. 

Her friends rallied round her. Serena stepped up to keep Bianca company on the first day, and Jamie appeared, a dancing-in-the-air version of Jamie. Her joy was contagious, thought Bianca as she lay on the couch in the front room, where St Just had made her stay, resolutely refusing to allow her to return to work, at his office or otherwise. 

Baby Cian was ...