Heart in mouth

Not long after their lengthy man-to-man conversation, Roman and Mr Lawson went back into the house because Roman had to prepare to leave.

Gemma looked at him inquiringly when he came back inside, and he smiled at her to assure her that all was well. He said goodbye to everybody, and finally, Clara got up to see him off to his car.

"Do you mind if we take a little walk down the street, Clara?" He