"Everything okay honey?". Charlotte asked as she began to clear the plates away. I felt rotten because I couldn't finish my dinner. She had made so much.
"Yeah".
"You finished? Would you like some coffee?".
It was getting late I shouldn't really have coffee but I didn't want to be rude and it never stopped me before. "Yes please thank you".
"You okay?". Alanna whispered.
"Yeah are you?".
"Want to car share tomorrow?". She asked.
"Yes and we can stop for some coffee before we get to school. I have a feeling tonight is going to be a long night. I still have chemistry work to do".
"How does he expect you to write down the answers?". She frowned.
"Good question". I laughed. Shrugging my shoulders her mom came back with my coffee.
"You girls okay?". She asked. "Come into the living room it's much warmer in there". So we did we followed her through.
She was right it was toasty in here.
Alanna had her face buried in her phone and her mom wouldn't stop staring at me.
"Leah?".
"Yeah?".
"I'm sorry about earlier". She said catching Alanna's attention. "I shouldn't have put you on the spot like that it's just Jake-..."
"Mom". Alanna warned.
"He needs a nice girl, a strong girl I'm sick of him bringing all them floozies home".
"Mom". Alanna groaned. "Stop it now please".
"No bloody wonder. Did you see that girl he brought home last week. I had to chase her out of here because she wouldn't leave".
"I thought Jake had his own house?". I questioned.
"Oh he does honey but he likes to treat mine like a whore house. He's fly I don't know they're here until I get up in the morning".
I didn't know what to say.
My expectations of Jake were slipping every minute I was here. He seemed like a right charmer and his mom wasn't holding back.
"The boy needs to reign it in before it's to late. Heart of gold but he's a slag". I bit back a laugh.
"Okay mom I'm going to walk Leah home". That sounded like a good idea.
"Don't be a stranger Leah".
"Night Mrs Taylor oh I mean Charlotte".
It was chilly tonight. The temperature had definitely dropped.
"I'm sorry about my mom". Alanna sighed. "She shouldn't have said any of that".
that your brothers
"He's really not".
I turned to her. "Thanks for asking me over
"Leah?".
"Yeah?".
isn't a
up. "Goodnight I'll see you
"Leah is that you?".
I undid my jacket and hung it up. "I've got some goodies if you want some. They're on the counter. How was your dinner?". She asked.
How was your day?". She had
honey. I got seeds for the garden and I also got little lights to
go?". I asked. We
"Excuse me?".
early doors and then you don't come home till late.
"Leah Wilson".
I shouldn't have said anything. I'm going to
out here". I stopped in my tracks. She knew people out
"Okay"....
Leah and George has lived out here for years. Can you believe we
to tell me you have
no he's just a friend". She gushed cheeks going scarlet.
grinned. "I'm going to head up
not mad?".
then I'm happy". Heading upstairs I turned the shower on letting the steam
Stripping out of my clothes I wrapped a plastic bag around my hand before going
ten o'clock. I was currently watching greys anatomy and stuffing my face with
expect me to write anything he left a note asking me to have a look over what they
I had texted Ryan
yet but I would. I wasn't interested in becoming another notch on his bed post. Besides I had to focus on graduating not
through Facebook when
'You okay princess?'
I didn't text him back he'll think there's something wrong. He hadn't done anything wrong he wasn't my boyfriend I didn't have a say in what he did or more to the point
heading to
my phone onto silent and put
sleep with
looked at my lamp.
'You're creepy. Goodnight Jake!!'
....
needed to leave. I had ate
have something to ask you". My gran said
"Okay".
with George coming to dinner tonight? He's dying to meet you". Why did she look so
smiled. "I do have a friend from school coming over. He's tutoring
ask him if he wants to stay for dinner. I'm
seemed to be in a great mood, she was
you're home". Kissing my cheek she grabbed
Alanna is giving
bag. Adding some snacks and some water I washed my cup and placed
had the music
mix and Jason Derulo -
girlfriend". Turning the volume down she pouted. "I'm
the best". Jake almost killed the poor boy. If he liked
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