Always You by Lizzie Morton

Author:Lizzie Morton [Morton, Lizzie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

The next evening the girls and I decide on a night in, so we have a proper chance to catch up. The suggestion of drinks was on the cards, but juggling shifts at the bar and the work load my dad has given me has proven to be exhausting so far and I barely have any energy left. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for the distractions, especially from what feels like the mammoth mistake I’m about to make tomorrow.

‘You agreed to do what?’ Zoe screeches at the top of her voice.

‘Shh, keep it down. I don’t need everyone knowing my business,’ I hiss back.

‘I don’t understand though. After everything he’s said to you since you’ve been back, not including years ago, how are you giving him a chance like this? Being friendly around the group is one thing, but being alone together…are you really sure that’s a good idea?’

She means well and she was my biggest supporter through everything that went down. Together, her and Sophie were my rocks, which I know is why they’re so apprehensive about this. We’re all so close that when Jake and I broke up, it wasn’t just me that went through the rollercoaster of emotions. It wasn’t just me he broke, it was them too.

I have no other explanation to why I’ve agreed to this colossal mess, other than, ‘He seemed desperate.’

‘Well let him be!’ In exasperation she throws her hands up in the air.

‘Really, what are you doing, Abby?’ Sophie asks. Normally she’s the optimistic one out of the three of us, but she’s equally as concerned as Zoe.

‘I have no idea.’ Collapsing dramatically, I put my head in my arms against the table where we’re sat.

‘Well you need to get an idea,’ we all look to the door where my mom is stood with a stern look on her face. There’s no doubt she’s unhappy with what she’s overheard.

‘Jesus, can I not get any privacy?’ It’s not fair what I’m saying, but I’m on the defensive.

‘Not when I think my daughter is about to ruin her life. No, you can’t.’

‘Mom!’

‘Abigail, I watched you go through months of hell when the two of you broke up. Hell, he drove you out of Brooklyn.’ My eyebrows shoot up in surprise at this statement, but she continues, ‘Do you think I didn’t know the real reason why you upped and left? I know you were both young, but you’ve never been the same after that. After everything you’ve worked for and how far you’ve come, the potential you have with your career. Do you want to put that all at risk for him again?’

I look down at the table. ‘It’s just a coffee, mom.’ What I’ve said isn’t even convincing to myself, so I don’t stand a chance of convincing her.

As expected, she calls me out on it straight away. Zoe and Sophie sit in the background with their heads bouncing back and forth between us. ‘Bullshit, it’s just a coffee. Go have one with your friends, not each other.

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