Don't Look Behind You by Mel Sherratt

Author:Mel Sherratt [Sherratt, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Eden left work just before six. There was nothing else that warranted her attention and she couldn’t concentrate.

The traffic was busy, and as she pulled into the drive, she was glad to get home. Lights were on downstairs, which meant Casey was in. She sighed loudly, hoping that Jess hadn’t said anything to her about Danny before she’d chance to explain.

But she hadn’t even pulled her key out of the lock and Casey was shouting at her.

‘You’ve met with Dad and not told me?’

Eden stopped in the middle of the hallway as Casey came down the stairs and walked right past her.

She followed her into the kitchen.

‘Is this what you and Joe were talking about the other night?’ Casey continued, folding her arms.

‘No! I would never keep anything like this from you.’

‘So when did he contact you? Is this the first time you’ve seen him? Or have you been meeting him on a regular basis without me?’

‘He only got in touch with me yesterday. I thought it best that the two of us meet first.’

‘Did you know last night?’

‘Yes, he sent me a text message and I said I’d⁠—’

‘You should have told me! I’m sixteen, Mum. I’m a grown-up. I can handle it.’

Eden sighed. ‘I didn’t know what to expect when I met him, and I didn’t want to drag you into that until I knew. We haven’t seen him in such a long time and I wanted to know why before⁠—’

‘Did he ask about me?’

‘Yes, of course he did.’

‘Did he say why he hadn’t contacted me? Not a phone call, or a card. Not even a text message on my birthday.’

Eden heard her daughter sob. ‘Please don’t be upset.’ She stepped towards her.

Casey groaned and stormed out of the room.

The bang of the kitchen door made Eden jump. She pinched the bridge of her nose and held in her tears.

Trust Jess to blab to everyone. All she’d wanted was to have a bit of time to get used to things herself before telling her family she’d met with Danny. He’d walked away without a thought for anyone but himself, yet she was the one who got it in the neck.

What a mess. She’d upset the two women she cared for most because of one lousy text message she’d replied to. She wished she hadn’t bothered.

She grabbed a cushion and held it to her chest, lifting her feet up beside her on the settee. When did life get so complicated?

‘Bloody hell, Danny,’ she muttered. ‘You’ve really landed me in the shit.’

Her phone rang. It was Laura. Eden braced herself for another onslaught.

‘I was just calling to see how you were.’ Laura’s voice was full of concern. It brought tears to her eyes.

‘I’m all mixed up,’ she admitted. ‘I don’t know what to think.’

‘What did he say to you?’

Eden relayed as much of the conversation as she could. The rest of it, about Jed Jackson and the debt, she would keep to herself for now.

‘I thought he wanted to come back,’ she said quietly.

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