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‘You were a twin?’
Katie, her mouth full of sandwich, nodded.
‘It must have been especially hard for you to lose him,’ he mused. Katie didn’t reply; talking about Peter was still hard. ‘What sort of man was your brother?’
Katie considered the question.
‘He was handsome, impetuous, funny…’ She stopped and flicked a wry look towards Nikos—best to beat him to the punchline. ‘In short he was the exact opposite of me.’
He didn’t dispute her assessment. ‘You were the sensible twin?’
His perception was spooky; Peter had been the creative, impulsive twin and she had been the practical, grounded one.
‘Peter was very special,’ she said quietly.
‘My brother was older, and we were not particularly close. It was hard on my father when he died—Dimitri was his favourite.’
It was impossible to tell from his impassive expression whether he had minded this. Katie, seeing him as a little boy trying to gain parental approval, discovered that she had enough indignation for them both.
‘He was groomed to take over virtually from birth. When we lost him my father literally almost worked himself to death because he didn’t think I could fill my brother’s shoes.’
And psychologists wondered why children went off the rails! With fathers around like the insensitive clot Nikos was describing it was a wonder any children ever turned out normal!
‘That’s so unfair!’ she blurted out angrily. She flushed as he shot her a strange look. ‘I just hope,’ she added stiffly, ‘I never make any child of mine feel inadequate,’ she declared fiercely.
If Nikos had ever had any inadequacies he had obviously worked through them long ago—it was hard to imagine anyone
‘And do you plan on having any children soon?’
Katie sighed. ‘Tom doesn’t think it would be a good idea to start a family for a few years yet.’
Nikos suspected she was unaware of how wistful she sounded. ‘And you?’ he probed gently.
‘You shouldn’t have a baby to fill a gap in your life.’
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