Break the Rules (The Flanagan Sisters Book 1) by Claire Boston

Author:Claire Boston [Boston, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

When Bridget got home, the house seemed quieter than usual. She walked through to the kitchen, and as she passed Tanya’s room she stopped and stared.

It was empty.

Tanya had used her day off to move out.

In the bathroom they shared, Tanya had cleared out her shelves of beauty products, leaving just Bridget’s things: a toothbrush, toothpaste, and can of mousse. In the living room, the cushions and paintings Tanya had bought were gone, as were the stools from the breakfast bar.

Her phone rang and seeing it was Tanya she answered it.

“Hey Bridget. I moved out today.”

“So I see.”

“Oh, are you home already? I didn’t think you would be. I just took a few things. Hal’s place needs a woman’s touch.”

“I’m surprised you didn’t take a sofa and half the kitchen table.” They’d bought them together.

Tanya laughed. “Don’t be silly. Hal’s got those things. You can pay me my share of the sofa and table when you have it.”

Bridget let out a long, slow breath. It was another expense.

“Is there anything else you need to take?” she asked.

“Not as yet. I didn’t want to leave you without any dishes so if you tell me when you buy yourself a set, I’ll come and pick mine up.”

Of course. Tanya had brought a lot of things with her when they’d moved out together because she’d had a big twenty-first birthday party and people had given her things for her house. Which meant on top of finding someone to share the bills, Bridget would need to buy dishes and silverware. Anger and frustration simmered in her stomach.

“Why don’t you give your key to Jack?” Bridget suggested. “He can give it to me in the morning.” Right now she didn’t want to see her friend.

“Oh, is he moving in? I knew you’d ask him once you stopped worrying.” Tanya sounded delighted.

That was the last straw. Her anger bubbled out. “I haven’t made a decision yet,” she said. “But how dare you go behind my back that way? I trusted you, Tanya. You promised me you wouldn’t say anything to him about it.”

“I didn’t. Hal did.” Tanya defended herself.

“Don’t pretend you didn’t ask Hal to say something. I know you did. That’s as bad as telling Jack yourself.”

“Bridge, don’t be mad,” Tanya wheedled. “I know how much you care for him. It’s the perfect solution.”

“For you,” Bridget said. “Did you even consider my feelings while you were convincing Hal to talk to Jack? Or did you only think about how much easier it would be for you?”

Tanya was silent.

“That’s what I thought.” Bridget hung up before she said something that would truly end their friendship. Right now she wasn’t sure whether that might be the best for both of them.

With a sigh she placed her phone on the table. The living room was rather bare now without all of Tanya’s finishing touches. Bridget had never bothered with knick-knacks because Tanya had enough for the both of them. But now the house was soulless.

She opened the kitchen cupboards and wrote down what she needed to buy.

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