Spitfire Girl by Lily Baxter

Author:Lily Baxter
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781446456231
Publisher: Random House

Chapter Twelve

Susan went to bed early. She was exhausted, upset and furious with Roz for believing that she would betray her secret to anyone, least of all Elspeth. She slid beneath the covers but she could not get warm. She was shivering and her teeth were chattering more from distress than actual cold. It was not very warm in her room and even with Charlie lying across her feet they remained like blocks of ice. She closed her eyes, but she could still see Roz’s angry face and hear her bitter accusations.

A few well-meant words spoken in sympathy had made an enemy of someone who until that moment had been her friend, and now she and Charlie would be on the move once again. She turned on her side, listening to the babble of voices coming from the bar. The smell of tobacco smoke and beer wafted up through the cracks between the ancient floorboards, and she could hear the pub door opening and closing as the customers left for home. Then all was quiet, except for Charlie’s gentle snoring.

She was just drifting off to sleep when she heard the click of the latch and her door opened. She snapped upright, pulling the sheet up to her chin.

‘Susan, it’s me.’ Roz slipped into the room, closing the door behind her. She switched on the light.

‘What d’you want, Roz? I think you said it all downstairs.’

Roz perched on the edge of the bed, stroking Charlie in an abstracted way. She had removed her makeup and her dark hair hung loose around her shoulders. She wrapped her dressing gown around her, folding her arms across her chest. ‘I came to apologise,’ she said softly. ‘I shouldn’t have gone for you like that. It really wasn’t fair.’

Susan leaned back against the headboard, blinking as her eyes grew accustomed to the light. ‘I wouldn’t dream of saying anything to anyone, least of all Elspeth.’

‘I know, and I’m really sorry. It was just a shock to hear it put into words.’

‘You’re making it pretty obvious,’ Susan said gently. ‘Both of you.’

Roz ran her hand through her tumbled locks. ‘Oh, God. What a mess. Elspeth is already suspicious, and if Dad finds out there’ll be hell to pay.’

‘I don’t know what to say.’

‘The obvious thing would be to put a stop to it, but it’s not that easy. It’s gone too far.’

‘You mean you’re …’ Susan stopped herself just in time. A dull flush coloured Roz’s cheeks and she averted her gaze. ‘I’m sorry. It’s really nothing to do with me.’

‘Yes. That’s what makes it such a terrible mess, but I love him. We never intended it to happen, but things went too far.’ Roz threw back her head and laughed, but it was a humourless sound. ‘I never thought I’d lose my virginity in the back of someone’s car, even if it was an expensive model like the Triumph Gloria. That sort of thing is for sluts like Connie Makepeace, the village floozy, not for

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