Jarrod's POV:

Three weeks on from that first lunch together and she is still visiting Thorpe's each day.

I join her more often than not, and when I can't, I always apologise with a smile that I can only hope shows her how disappointed I am not to be able to enjoy her company.

Jack has asked me about her but I merely shook him off, ignoring his questions and when he continued to press it I told him to get stuffed.

That just made his teasing worse.

I'm ...