Santa Baby by Katie Price

judgemental tone that instantly put her back up. As if she needed a running commentary on her love life! And from what he’d said, she’d realised that Sean must have been watching her and Billy when they left the restaurant. Oh, God! Did that mean he had also overheard their conversation? Billy’s declaration that he was still in love with Tiffany? Her own blunt reply that she thought it was only about the sex? Could it get any more embarrassing!
    ‘That tosser in the nightclub was nothing to do with me!’ she bit back. ‘My friend set me up on a blind date. And for the record, it was the worst blind date I have ever been on. Not that I’ve been on many others. I never saw him again, except to chuck pizza and wine over him!’ Now she was sounding a little too wound up.
    ‘Ah, so he was the reason you got sacked? He deserved it.’
    ‘Is there anything you don’t know about me?’ She was feeling at a real disadvantage, given that she knew absolutely nothing about Sean except that she remembered him saying that he had been in the army.
    ‘I’m sure there’s plenty,’ he replied. And he actually smiled at her, which immediately won her over. The man was gorgeous!
    Angel returned. ‘I hope you’ve reassured Tiffany that you’re not a stalker?’
    Tiffany nodded.
    ‘And now I must dash. I’m supposed to be meeting Cal at Selfridges and he’s driving us back to Sussex. It’s been wonderful meeting you, Tiffany and I’m sure we’ll meet again soon. Let’s say as soon as we’ve had the DNA tests done. I’ll get my PA to set them up for us.’ She held out her hand and signalled for the bill.
    The she looked back at Tiffany. ‘There’s just one thing … I’d be so grateful if this could be kept between us for now. I’m sure you must have told someone, but I don’t want the press to find out …’ She gave a heartfelt sigh. ‘I’ve really had enough of them picking over my life.’
    ‘Don’t worry,’ Tiffany reassured her, ‘I’ve only told two people, and I trust them not to say anything.’
    The three of them left The Ritz together. Angel hugged Tiffany and again told her how brilliant it had been to meet her, and then she jumped into a taxi.
    Tiffany watched the black cab pull away. Even though they didn’t yet know for sure if they were sisters, she felt that nothing in her life was ever going to be the same again …
    ‘What are you going to do now?’ Sean asked her.
    ‘I thought you would know my every move,’ Tiffany replied, wanting to provoke a reaction from him. He was just too cool for bloody school! And even though his smile had slightly thawed her, she was still needled that he’d been digging into her life, as if she had something to hide.
    ‘I’m guessing that you’re going to meet up with your friend Kara, possibly go round to her flat, and have a debrief about your meeting with Angel over a bottle of wine?’
    He really had done his research.
    ‘Very good, Agent Murphy. And what are you going to do? Go back to your secret bunker and plan your next mission?’ Maybe a little too sarcastic …
    ‘Actually I’m off to see my daughter, so have a good night and I’ll probably see you in the next week or so.’
    And just as Tiffany was softening at the thought of him being a family man, Sean added, ‘And please don’t forget what Angel said about the press. She and her husband have been through enough.’
    ‘You can trust me on that score! Who do you think I am? The kind of girl who does a kiss and tell? You didn’t do your homework on me at all if you think that, Agent Smartarse.’
    Tiffany blamed the half bottle of champagne she’d had for her coming out with ‘smartarse’, which probably was a bit rude, but he deserved it. And it had been a momentous afternoon. Before Sean could come out with another annoying comment, Tiffany swung her bag over her shoulder and began quickly walking along Piccadilly, looking for her bus stop. He might be good-looking, but he