Cold Comfort by Isobel Hart

Author:Isobel Hart [Hart, Isobel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Eddy woke me with a coffee. I sat up, my face feeling puffy and bloated after the tears the night before. “Do I want to know?” he asked, peering at me.

“What?” I asked defensively.

“Cat is in a foul mood. He’s already sacked someone and had a row with both Dougie and Matt. It’s obvious something happened between the time we all happily said goodnight after the movie and pizza, and this morning. Looking at the state of you I have a feeling I have a good idea what it might be.”

“Nothing happened.”

“That’s probably the problem. Cat’s not good with rejection. In fact I’d hazard he’s never had to deal with it before. He’s not handling it well at all. Want to tell me what the ‘nothing’ was that happened?” he asked, adding; “No pressure.”

“Nothing, really. I couldn’t sleep, so I went to the music room to play the piano and he was there. We had a nice time, wrote a song together, and then he asked me to kiss him. I said no. That’s it. Really, it was nothing,” I hurried to assure him.

“Not for Cat it wasn’t. Seriously, women never say no to him.” He gave a little laugh. “It’ll do his ego good…” He paused as he looked at me again. “So why are you looking so sad? Did you want to kiss him?”

“No… I don’t know… maybe,” I finally admitted. “I like him when he’s not being a whore. He was lovely when we were alone together. I was tempted, but then before I did anything I remembered Hardy was just the same and look how that finished up. I can’t risk being involved with another womaniser. It hurts too much. The man’s name is Catnip, for god’s sake. I’d have to be mad to think he was a good bet for a serious relationship.”

“Not all relationships have to be serious,” he said thoughtfully. “Sometimes relationships can just be about a brief period of fun with someone you like, or really great sex. You don’t only have to date people you think you could potentially marry. You’re only nineteen, for heaven’s sake. I never thought I’d hear myself say it, but maybe you need someone like Cat in your life to shake you up a bit. You need to remember life’s short and you have to make the most of it. Who knows what tomorrow will bring… seize the day, Delilah. If you want to kiss Cat, then kiss him. If you don’t, then don’t.”

“Blimey, you’ve changed your tune.”

“I have. I think you need more fun in your life, and I’m taking responsibility for delivering it. So tonight we’re going out.”

“Out out?” I asked, immediately nervous at the prospect.

“Out out. To a club, like normal nineteen-year-olds do. And before we go out we’re going to find you a new outfit to wear. We’ll go shopping in Cambridge today.”

“What about the others?”

“They’re locked away with their manager, Wayne, showing him the tracks they’ve already done. I think they’re planning to record some more after that.

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