After the Night by Dax Rachel

Author:Dax, Rachel [Dax, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2010-09-11T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

On Saturday afternoon, Leah lay in the bath having got up properly for the first time in a week. Since Jean’s visit, the nightmares had subsided and she’d slept deeply and peacefully, only waking for food. Jean’s declarations of love had brought her back from edge of madness.

Now, as she lay there naked, soaking in the water, the bathroom door bolted, she allowed images of Jean to float into her mind. She found herself kissing the back of her left hand, whilst gradually, her right hand moved from her breast, across her stomach until finally reaching her most private area. On touching herself inside she exploded; water sloshing over the sides of the bath.

Climbing out quickly, she mopped up the water with her towel, then went to get dressed. She chose a blouse, a warm cardigan and her only pair of trousers instead of a skirt. Then she arranged her hair so it would fall on her face, disguising as much of her bruised cheek as possible.

It was Granddad’s eightieth Birthday today and all her relatives would be at his house to celebrate. She didn’t really want to go, but she knew her grandfather would be so disappointed if she wasn’t there. It was just that it would be hard to face her family looking like she did at that moment and she knew they’d want to discuss what had happened. In truth, she wanted to hide away from the rest of the world except for her parents, Spiky and Jean. She hadn’t even been able to talk about the ordeal with her brothers in spite of their efforts to support her. Richard, who still lived with them, came in every evening to see her, baring gifts of chocolate and magazines and Keith who was married, had visited her twice and had given her a huge bunch of flowers and a card.

When she got downstairs to the kitchen, her mother frowned at her and seemed slightly repulsed. She had been this way since Jean had visited on Thursday. Leah knew that it was because of how she’d behaved with Jean whilst in her delirium, and had tried all sorts of subtle ways of making out that it had just been a very embarrassing mistake (even though that wasn’t quite true) but her mother still remained distant.

“I don’t think you should wear trousers to the party, Leah. You know everyone will be dressed up for the occasion,” her mother said sternly.

Leah was taken aback by the tone. Her mother hadn’t spoken to her in that manner since she was fourteen, when she’d caught her wearing lipstick without permission. She felt unnerved. “I’m sorry, Mum. I just feel a bit funny since the attack. I’m a bit cosier in these, that’s all. I’ll go and change if you really want me to.”

Her mother nodded rigidly so Leah went back upstairs and put on a long black skirt with her thickest tights instead. When she came down again her mother forced a smile and called her father from the living room.

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