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"What did he say?" Kieran asked eager to know what was going on.

He just said his wife was in town and that he could not meet with me. Does this mean that he is married already?" Arabella asked trying to wrap her mind around the situation.

His fingers had been void of any rings at all so it would be difficult for her to know he was married. He did not say anything about his marriage either.

"oh my gosh!" Arabella exclaimed loudly. "I feel so stupid" she added in annoyance.

"Why?" Kieran asked. None of this was her fault. "Were you aware that he had a wife?" he followed up.

"No," she said shaking her head vigour.

"Then how does this make you stupid? It's all his fault for leading you on"

"I mean I should have picked up on the signs" she said cutting him before he could say anything more.

"Do you see any signs?" he asked.

She paused, took a deep breath and thought of it intently. "I did not but..."

"You are too hard on yourself, how would you have known that he was married if he did n