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me. Had I fallen in front of a bus on the way home? ‘Hi.’
    ‘Your boyfriend?’ Jeff asked.
    ‘None of your business,’ I replied.
    Why was it, when twenty-three hours out of the day all I wanted was to fall to my knees and beg Jeff to come back to me, now that he was here, on my doorstep, in front of me, I just wanted to punch him?
    ‘Should I come back another time?’ Sigge looked even more unsure than he had the day before. And that was impressive.
    It took me a couple of seconds to pull myself together. So far today I’d got a new job and a new roommate. Did I really want my old boyfriend? Well, yeah, I did.
    I looked from Jeff to Sigge, from Sigge to Jeff.
    Maybe I needed to take some of my own advice for a change.
    ‘Jeff, seriously, call me. I can’t talk right now.’ I turned my back until I heard him sigh and give up. My heart broke a little but I forced a smile for Sigge. ‘Hi, what’s up?’
    ‘I can come back another time,’ he said in a halting voice. The implication being that he really wouldn’t be coming back. ‘I just came by to apologize.’
    ‘You have absolutely nothing to apologize for,’ I insisted. ‘Seriously, I was just confused. And I guess it was easier to believe you were gay than that you would want to date me.’
    ‘Really?’ he smiled a little. ‘But you are very beautiful. And funny.’
    ‘And smart and talented and resourceful,’ I added for him. ‘But you couldn’t know that yet. I’ve just been a little off my game lately. You want to get a drink?’
    He nodded and held out his arm. ‘That would be lovely.’
    I took a deep breath and took his arm.
    This week was going to be a very good week.

Rachel Summers lives every area of her life according to a to-do list and so far, she is ticking most things off. She has a job she loves (make-up artist to the stars), the perfect boyfriend, a cosy London flat and a fantastic circle of friends. All that remains on her life to-do list is to get married, have a baby and live happily ever after. Simple. Well, not quite…
    Suddenly, Rachel’s perfect boyfriend wants to take a break. She’s convinced it’s just cold feet but when the break turns into a split, her best friends Emelie and Matthew step in and come up with the ultimate heartbreak cure – the single girl’s to-do list, the top ten things Rachel must see and do to kick-start her fabulous, new single life.
    But nothing can prepare her for the adventures that unfold as the to-do list takes them all over town and even abroad, and proves to all three that love is out there if you’re willing to take a chance…

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