Family Ties: A Captured Series Novella by Frances Karen

Author:Frances, Karen [Frances, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Family Ties
Publisher: Clydeside Publishing
Published: 2015-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

WE SIT FOR ANOTHER FEW minutes, in complete silence, until I see a shadow passing at the front window. “Is that who I think it is?” I ask Kirsty.

“Sorry, I didn’t see,” she says at the same time the doorbell rings. If it is Jeff, why the hell would he ring the doorbell? Keeping Lucy in my arms, I go and answer the door. Opening the door, I do indeed find Jeff.

“Well, this suits you, a baby in your arms. But it shouldn’t be your brothers, it should be ours.” Not what I expected him to say, but then again he has been so unpredictable these past few days. Okay, so he doesn’t look drunk, I will go with Kirsty’s assumption; I think he might be on drugs.

“Are you feeling okay, neither of us have ever spoke of children?” I ask as I watch him. His eyes are dark as he smiles at me. It’s the kind of smile, that if this was a stranger in front of me, would make me feel very uncomfortable. Actually, it does make me feel uncomfortable, giving recent events between us.

“We will have children,” he tells me bluntly as he comes in. Really, I don’t think so. There’s not a hope in hell of that happening. Children with him.

“Not yet.” I close the door behind him. “There’s no rush, is there?”

“Oh, I don’t know, now that I’ve seen you with her in your arms, it suits you. We could start trying? You know what they say. ‘Practice makes perfect.’”

We enter the living room and I see Kirsty pull a face. I really hope she stays. No, I need her to stay. “Evening Kirsty, didn’t expect you to be here,” Jeff says, taking a seat.

“Yeah, when Libby said she was bringing Lucy home tonight, I wanted to come and meet her.”

“Where is Ethan?” he asks.

“Upstairs. He’s not in a good way.”

“So, who is going to look after the baby then?” he asks, looking straight at me. I smile. “No. You can’t, you have enough to do. I hardly get any time with you as it is.” He sounds like a child.

“I’m going to be staying here, until Ethan is up to looking after her himself,” I tell him as I sit back down beside Kirsty. She watches me and I just make out the slight smirk of a smile, and with that one look I know my friend is staying here with me.

Jeff has a look of thunder on his face and I’m sure if we were alone things would probably kick off. I can see him try to rein in his temper, but he’s not doing a good at hiding it.

“Jeff, surely you would do the same for a member of your family?” Kirsty asks him.

“No, in life you have to do things for yourself.” Kirsty and I both look at each other, surprised by his answer.

“What about all the things Libby does for you?”

“That’s different; we are a couple.”

“Not for long,” Kirsty mutters.

“What was that? I didn’t hear you.

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