"But you are right Chloe. I shouldn't have done that. It was stupid," he acknowledged harshly. "I didn't mean to be that.... Look, let's just forg—"

He broke off as his mobile began to vibrate against his hip. "Excuse me." He took the phone from his pocket to take the call and turned away from her. Chloe didn't know which of them she was most angry with. Herself for having responded to Timothy in the way she had. Or Timothy for the way he had so readily agreed their behaviour had been stupid.

The latter, probably…

"Tell her I will call her when I have the time," Timothy said decisively...