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placing the engine beside him. “Kissing’s not yuck. Not when you like the girl.”
    Her cheeks grew warm, and she stood to clean away their dishes, letting her hair fall forward to hide her face.
    “I’m never going to kiss anyone,” Charlie stated as she started to run the hot water.
    “Fair enough,” Toby said.
    “I’m not going to sex anyone neither,” Charlie announced.
    Esther stared at him, startled, as Toby burst out laughing. “Charlie!” she exclaimed. Where had that come from? She’d never heard that on Thomas Tank.  
    “That’s very wise,” Toby told the boy. “You’ll save a fortune in condoms.”
    “What’s a conbom?”
    Toby lifted him down from the breakfast bar. “It’s kind of like when Thomas enters a blocked tunnel,” he said. “And about as reliable, apparently. Now look, you’ve missed two chocolate buttons. If you don’t eat them, I’ll have to eat them, and I’ll end up looking like the Fat Controller. You wouldn’t want that, would you?”
    Charlie giggled and ran off to get the buttons. Trying not to laugh, Esther glared at Toby. “For God’s sake, stop leading him astray.”
    “Okay,” he said. “I’ll keep that for his mother.” He winked at her before turning away, giving her a splendid view of his tight ass as he bent to fight Charlie for the last button.
    She sighed and went back to cleaning the dishes, smiling as Charlie tripped over the carpet, followed two seconds later by Toby. Going to the Northland with him would be a huge mistake. Because Toby himself was like a packet of Cadbury’s Buttons, and she hadn’t had even a taste of chocolate for three years. Once she opened the packaging, how was she going to stop herself eating the whole lot?

Chapter Ten
    Esther had only ever been to the Northland once and that was fifteen years ago. She’d forgotten how different the climate was compared to Christchurch.
    As soon as they stepped down from the small plane at Kerikeri’s tiny airport, the warm air wafted over her. She slipped off her jacket and hung it over her arm as she helped Charlie down the steps. “Wow, that’s warm.”
    “I’d forgotten,” Toby said. “Jeez, I love it up here. I don’t know how you guys get off calling it summer down there.”
    Certainly, it was never so humid in the south island. The sweat was already trickling between her breasts. “How are we getting to Kerikeri from the airport? By taxi?”
    “Nah, someone’s picking us up.”
    The first twinges of alarm shot through her. She hadn’t expected to meet strangers as soon as she set foot on the runway. “Oh.”
    He reached out and squeezed her hand briefly. “Don’t worry. They’ll love you.” They watched as Charlie missed the last step and fell flat on his face. “I don’t know about him though.”
    “Like father, like son.”
    “I can’t argue with that.” She could remember Toby walking into doors and stubbing his toe in Fiji.
    He took her travel bag from her so she could pick Charlie up, and she followed him across the tarmac. Her heart hammered. Why had she agreed to this? All her instincts had told her not to go, but she kept telling herself it would be best for Charlie—that he deserved to get to know his family, and vice versa, and so eventually she’d agreed.
    Toby turned to wait for her to catch up, and for a moment hesitancy flickered across his face. He was nervous too. This was as scary for him as it was for her. Somehow, it made her feel better, as if they were in it together.  
    Inside the gate, several people were waiting to welcome the arrivals, and a couple waved to Toby as he approached.
    “Hey.” He walked up to them with a smile.
    Esther slowed as the young woman ran up to him and threw her arms around him. “I’ve missed you!” She gave him a big hug. Of average height and with a slim but curvy figure, she had long, brown, wavy hair and a pleasant, girl-next-door face. Esther recognised her from her picture in the women’s