Once Upon a Wish-Mas by Laura Barnard

Author:Laura Barnard [Barnard, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Sunday 15th December

Barclay

I’m just about to walk out the door in my tux for the latest company Christmas do when my phone starts ringing, Queenie’s name flashing up. I roll my eyes instinctively. I can’t help it. She annoys the hell out of me.

‘Queenie, what’s up?’ Problems this early in the evening are a bad sign.

‘I’m not coming.’

‘Excuse me?’ I scoff, completely caught off guard. What the hell is she playing at?

‘I’m not coming tonight. To be frank, I really think you need to go to an event without me there to hold your hand. Maybe you’ll realise that you miss me.’

Oh Jesus. Is she doing this because she thinks the absence will make my heart grow fonder? I’ve always been nothing but up front with her about not wanting a relationship. She knows we only snog when I’m tanked up.

‘Well I’m very disappointed that you’ve let me down so last minute. Goodbye.’ I hang up. There, that should tell her what I think of her. I am so not here for drama tactics from a crazy female. I get enough of that from Ruby.

Hmm, maybe I should invite Ruby to come in her place? No, Jesus, what am I even thinking? It’s just...well, it will look bad if I arrive on my own. They always expect me to have dates to these things and Queenie’s always been more than willing to fill in. If I sit next to an empty seat all night, it’ll just get the gossip mongers chatting.

I know quite a few socialites will be going tonight. The only thing worse than bringing someone they don’t already know is bringing no one at all. They’ll see me as fair game and I’ll have to have their surgically enhanced breasts stuffed in my face all night while they tell me how handsome I am. No thanks. Ruby it is then. Beggars can’t be choosers.

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