Fractures by M. R. Field

Author:M. R. Field
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: M. R. Field
Published: 2016-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

“Was it worse than the time you tried to cut my hair and we used your mother’s good scissors?” I ask slowly, my fingers caressing along her spine.

She sniggers as I continue to draw. “Yes.”

We still haven’t moved from her bed, but her nerves about speaking to Felix have resurfaced.

“Worse than when you told that teacher to stop staring up girls’ skirts at school?”

“Oh my God, yes!”

“Or the time you stuck your finger up at that kid at the football game?”

“He was antagonising me, as my team was losing. I haven’t been back since.”

“Or the time you went to that bonfire and I found you in the back of that truck—”

She flinches and sits back. “Oh no.” She glares at me. “We do not talk about that night. I gave up my V-card, and it was the worst night ever. He was a fucking jack hammer.”

“You were determined to prove a point though.”

“I didn’t even know you were there!” She smacks my chest.

“I was near the portable toilets. I thought someone was strangling a feral possum.” I smile, leaning forward slightly, while tickling her chin as she glares at me.

“I thought you were asking me about my worst tattoo pain,” she accuses.

“Of course we were! You steered off course, as per usual.”

“Did not!”

“There’s my girl.” I laugh.

“Not if you keep pissing me off!” She threatens as she wiggles out of my arms. “Damn it! Now, I’m going to speak to dad just to get you to stop embarrassing me! C’mon, Dad will be waiting.” By now, the earlier tears have dried up and have been replaced with eyes of mirth. Wicked Trinity has resurfaced.

We move from her room, and before I can grab her hand, her feet pick up speed as she blazes down the corridor towards the kitchen. Felix is standing by the hotplate cooking as Trin rushes up to hug him from behind.

“I’m so sorry Daddy-O,” she mumbles against his back. “I was being a shithead.”

Felix raises his arm for her to slide under as he continues to cook. “It’s fine, my little one. I think you’ve got too much going on in your head sometimes. Time to let all that negative energy go.”

“Yeah, you’re right. I think I’m going to start reading her letters …”

I stand back and watch them talking, marvelling at their bond. I’ve never known a parent to hug me like that. Sure, my grandmother had some fondness for me, but she was still slightly detached. When I’d first started visiting Trin, her mother, Harmony, would always give me warm hugs, even if my body responded like a 100-year-old corpse and refused to move. I’m sure she probably thought I was a freak for the first few years. I see a lot of warmth in Trin from her, and that makes me smile.

“So, have you two sorted that stuff out yet? Because if you haven’t, the bedroom is that way …” Felix’s voice breaks into my thoughts.

“DAD!” Trinity yells, stepping out from under his arm to shake a finger at him.

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