29/12/2023
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At Spiritual Home Brian tells Kate he\\u2019s worried about her finding somewhere to live and thinks she should move in with him. Kate can\\u2019t believe he\\u2019s serious, but Brian insists they should give it a try. Kate is still dismissive until Brian confesses that he feels lonely, so his motives in asking her are not entirely selfless. It hit him really hard over Christmas, missing Jennifer. However, he tells Kate she should still look at a prospective flat tomorrow, if she wants to. But now she\\u2019s worried about Brian and talks herself into the idea that maybe they should try living together. It\\u2019ll either be absolutely brilliant or completely awful!
There\\u2019s a staff meeting at the Vets\\u2019 Surgery and Alistair announces he wants Denise to train Paul up in the bits of admin he hasn\\u2019t already covered. Paul freely admits he\\u2019s reorganised the way the office works in her absence and Denise isn\\u2019t happy. When Alistair goes, Paul calls Denise out for being stroppy and says he thinks he knows what\\u2019s going on between her and Alistair. Later, Paul explains to both that he thinks he has disrupted their working relationship - and that\\u2019s why she\\u2019s unhappy. After Paul\\u2019s gone Denise admits she panicked earlier, thinking Paul had guessed there was something going on between them. They admit it\\u2019s been a strange week before Alistair says he was going to kiss Denise the other day, when John rang. And she would have kissed him back. The moment hangs before they back off, citing the need to respect professional boundaries. Then Denise goes.
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