A moment of TRUTH

Pauline wasn’t prepared to take the blame, not this time. She knew she needed to dump Tim – that was obvious.

But moving on was a delicate business and had to be handled with care if she wanted to maintain her reputation.

Theirs was a close-knit circle of friends. Everyone really seemed to know everyone else. They were in and out of each other’s pockets, all knowing each other’s personal business.

And she wanted to avoid all the gossip, snide remarks and name-calling that had been directed at her last time – when she’d chosen Tim over Graham.

At the time she had thought Tim was definitely her sort of man.

He liked a laugh and loved a party – he was