The Godmother by Carrie Adams

Author:Carrie Adams
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2013-02-28T09:09:44.840000+00:00

“Jesus, more godchildren.”

I imagined Mr. Kent mark a cross in the negative column.

Nearly five. “Four,” I said. Funny how things change. Once, having a smattering of godchildren was a compliment. It meant you had good friends; you were chosen above others to care for the most important people in their lives; it meant you had staying power. Right now it felt like a sign around my neck. Leper. Outcast. Unfertilized. Pitied but could be useful some time in the future when little ______ needed a job.

“Oh, yes,” said James. “I remember. Course. Stupid.” He was trying to cover up his bluff. I definitely hadn’t told him about my godchildren when we’d performed our own special brand of dirty dancing on the night Caspar drank himself unconscious, and it made me feel bad for him. It wasn’t his fault Neil was so disrespectful of his wife.

“Come on over and meet her, she’s lovely. One of my oldest friends, in fact.” I didn’t want to think about it. Not tonight.

“One more thing, then I’ll drop the subject.”

“What?” I asked, perhaps more aggressively than I should have.

“Is it Cherie Booth?”

“What?”

“The judge you’re sleeping with. Is it Cherie Booth?”

I winked at him.

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