Bryan was breathing heavily. He could not take what he had just heard. It would seem that the girl had gone ahead and done what he had asked her not to do before he left for Australia.

He remembered he had told her not to marry David before he got back else he was going to make sure that she regretted it.

'You are going away with David for Christmas', he said in what still seemed like a calm cool voice.

'Yes', she almost yelled, then closed her mouth on the rage mounting inside her. Who was he ...