‘Probably not exactly as you’d planned, though.’ He added a chuckle for good measure. Although not much of a chatterbox at the best of times, he was determined to make conversation with the publican over the next few hours. He wished he hadn’t offered to drive her, but Charlie had known about the visit to his parents in Perth and his granddad would never have forgiven him if he hadn’t at least offered. Charlie was always yabbering on about chivalry and the need to be a gentleman. Glancing in the rear-view mirror, he saw her lush lips twist into a smile as she relaxed into the passenger seat. ‘And I bet delivering a baby wasn’t on your to do list either,’ she retorted. ‘Not this weekend,’ he said as he turned the key in the ignition, ‘but at least now I can tick it off my bucket list.’ ‘Satisfying.’ She shuffled in her seat to face him. He kept his focus forward as he navigated them out of the busy hospital car park and onto the even busier road. ‘Do you really have a bucket list?’ she asked.
