Jealous Girl by Carmen Reid

Author:Carmen Reid [Reid, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781407049533
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2009-07-28T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The paper cupfuls of wine, the cosy warmth – now that the heaters were turned up full blast – and the comforting chaos of the room itself all helped the girls to relax.

All four of them were together again; it was just like old times, familiar times. Suddenly it was easy to really talk and confide, especially for Niffy, who'd had no one to talk to properly for weeks now. Her older brother had not, like her, moved back home. He had exams to sit, so their parents wouldn't hear of him leaving his expensive boarding school, Craigiefield. They had only let Niffy come back because she had so stubbornly insisted.

'What's your new school like?' asked Gina, who had experience of moving from one place to another.

Niffy's reaction was to toss back the last of the wine in her cup before saying levelly, 'It's shit. But can we please not talk about that? Let's talk about Angus.'

'Angus?' Amy chimed in, making a mental note to ask Niffy all about her new school privately. 'What's happening with Angus?'

'Angus?' Min sounded mystified. She'd obviously forgotten all about the cheerful, jokey St Lennox boy who'd asked Niffy for a date at the end of the summer term.

'Oh yes, Angus!' Gina exclaimed. She remembered Angus well. 'Have you seen him?'

To their surprise, Niffy looked quite shy as she told them, 'He's got an aunt and uncle who live not far from here, and . . . well, let's just say he's been spending quite a bit of time visiting them recently.'

'Woo-hoo,' Amy teased. 'Is he providing a shoulder to lean on?'

'You could say that . . .' Niffy admitted. 'But he's not exactly handsome, is he?' she asked with a grin. 'I mean, he has a kind face but it's a bit . . . meaty.'

This caused the three others to crack up with laughter.

'But he's a really nice guy . . . and his bod!' she added, before anyone thought Angus was just a friend. Because he was definitely more than a friend.

'His bod?' Amy prompted, wanting to make sure Niffy elaborated.

'He's very sporty – lots of muscles . . .'

'And how do you know this?'

'We went swimming in the river in the summer . . . quite a lot.'

'Costumes on or off?' Amy asked incredulously.

'Mainly on,' came Niffy's reply, but her eyes were fixed shyly on the cup in her hand.

'Mainly on!' Amy repeated. 'Luella Nairn-Bassett!' she exclaimed, using Niffy's hated full name.

'He is hot,' Niffy confessed, causing surprise all round. 'You know I said last term that it was so long since I'd fancied a boy, I'd almost forgotten what it was like? Well, that's all changed.'

Gina and Amy instinctively drew a little closer to their friend. 'You realize that graphic details are required,' Amy prompted her.

'Only if you go first,' came Niffy's cheeky reply. 'Min, you might want to put your fingers in your ears.'

'No! I'm allowed to be curious,' Min told her.

'But purely in the interests of science,' Gina joked.

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