The Moore I Love (The Moore Trilogy Book 3) by J. D. Cristian
Author:J. D. Cristian [Cristian, J. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-28T05:00:00+00:00
Chapter Fourteen
âVincent, weâve got to get ready soon. Weâll be late for dinner,â I say, trying to get him to budge from the computer.
âRelax, itâs early. Iâve just got two more e-mails to send out and then Iâm done.â
âWell donât be long, Emma wants us there at seven.â
âAnd we will be if you leave me alone for two minutes so I can get this done.â He smiles.
I narrow my eyes at him. âIâll be waiting with Katie in the living room.â
âLove you,â he says with a grin.
I hide my own smile from him and head towards the living room. Katie is there, texting on her phone. âJames is asking what time weâre picking him up.â
âTell him it all depends on your brother and how quickly we can get him out of the house.â
She looks up. âHasnât he finished yet? He just canât switch off from work, heâs impossible.â
âIâll go and get the wine and the dessert Megan made from the fridge, to save time. That way weâll be ready to leave when Vincent finally appears.â
âDo you want some help?â
âNo, itâs fine, I can handle it.â As I go to the kitchen I hear the intercom buzz. âIâll get it,â I call, not wanting Vincent to waste any time answering the door.
I pick up the phone. âHi Ms. Phillips,â says the guard.
âHi Shaun.â
âUm⦠I have someone here with me, who wants to speak to Mr. Moore.â Heâs slightly hesitant.
âOkay, who is it?â I ask, cursing whoever it is for the perfect timing.
âShe⦠um⦠says sheâs his mother.â
I freeze, not sure I heard correctly. âWhat?â
âShe said sheâs his mother,â he repeats.
I stay silent, as my mind comes to grips with what Iâm hearing. âI think thereâs been some kind of mistake.â
âWho is it?â Vincent says.
I spin round, not really knowing what to tell him.
âAmy?â he asks, tension forming in his features.
I canât reply. My tongue has formed a knot.
âFor fucks sakeâs, answer me!â
âItâs your mother,â I mumble.
His face turns white as snow. âWhat?â he manages to say.
âSome woman saying sheâs your mother.â
âI donât have a mother,â he snaps. âTell Shaun not to let her in.â
âAre you sure?â
âYes Iâm fucking sure!â He storms off, and as I watch him, Katie glares at us from the living room door, her brow knitted with worry.
âIâll get back to you Shaun, just give me a few minutes.â I hang up the phone and follow Vincent to the living room. âDonât you think you should hear what she has to say?â I say to Vincent. âIf she came here, it has to be important.â
âI donât care what she wants,â he snarls. âI cared thirty years ago, when I started getting beatings every day and she did nothing about it. That was important, not what she has to say now!â
My heart sinks. The bitterness he feels towards his mother could be mitigated if he talks to her, even if she only came to apologise. It wouldnât repair the damage completely, but it might help. âPlease reconsider Vincent. You have nothing to lose.
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