Rose was very tempted to tell him to sack Abi. She did not trust that girl around her fiancé one bit. But she knew it would make her look bad. She frowned, closed her eyes and listened to his heartbeat. "I don't give up on ye, Andrew." How could she? Her entire reputation and livelihood was now dependent on him. "But please don't... drop me." Why did those words bring on new tears? She cried into his chest. Or maybe they were very old tears, for old hurt. She felt it as sharply as then. But she stepped back and wiped her tears and scolded herself mentally. If she was going to look cryish and oversensitive she might look like a bad future wife.