I'd almost called the private number that B had left on the bottom of her note as soon as Jasper had left.
Then decided that I should wait till I'd seen him a couple more times.
For some reason, I felt I owed her an explanation.
But the truth was the only explanation that would work.
And I wasn't ready for that yet.
Alice insisted on continuing to 'be there' for me during my visits.
Jasper didn't seem to mind her presence.
We met twice a week.
He asked questions to get to know me.
He'd found it quite interesting that I was a molecular biologist.
He'd blanched slightly when he casually asked how I'd heard about him.
And I casually answered that Izzy had given me his number.
His reaction confirmed that was her 'working' name.
It also determined the jumping point of our next appointment.
Hang on kiddos...gonna get a wee bit bumpy...