Oh-So-Sensible Secretary / Housekeeper's Happy-Ever-After: Oh-So-Sensible Secretary. Jessica Hart

Desperately I tried to conjure up Jonathan’s image instead, but it was hopeless.

      ‘What did Lex say?’ I asked, struggling to sound normal. ‘Did he believe you?’

      ‘Of course he did. Why wouldn’t he?’

      ‘You’ve got to admit that we make an unlikely couple.’

      ‘Your mother doesn’t think so,’ Phin reminded me.

      ‘My mother believes that fairies dance around the flowers at dawn,’ I pointed out. ‘The word “unlikely” doesn’t occur in her vocabulary.’

      ‘Well, Lex didn’t seem at all surprised—except maybe that you would fall in love with me.’ Phin crumpled the empty paper in his hand. ‘He seemed to think that you were too sensible to do anything like that. He’s obviously never seen you drinking pomegranate martinis!’