And Kim would probably have stayed for ever if she could have, because she’d relished the unfamiliar peace and quiet. But by the end of the third week, even she had to admit that they were outstaying their welcome. Sammy had said nothing to indicate that they were getting in his way, but Mia had put on weight and was looking fit and healthy again, and Michelle was desperate to get back to college, so there was really no excuse not to go home.Which was absolute music to Mia’s ears, because she’d been going out of her mind with boredom since day one.She’d spent her entire life in the inner city, only ever passing through the countryside on various modelling shoots, but she’d paid no attention to the locations on those occasions because she’d been far too busy admiring herself – and bitchily scrutinising her rivals.Compared with their own tiny terraced house, Sammy’s place was a mansion with its five beds, two baths, massive kitchen, and gardens front and back. But any illusions they’d had of grandeur when they’d got their first look at it had evaporated as soon as they’d stepped through the front door.
