No Other Love by Jade Winters

Author:Jade Winters [Winters, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Winters Books
Published: 2020-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

‘Your mum tells me you were packing, and ready to go back to New York last night?’ Joseph said from his prone position on the sofa. ‘I’m glad you decided to stay.’

Amber felt the heat rising to her cheeks as she remembered the catalyst behind her decision to leave. Dragging her mind away from the memory, she said, ‘Yeah. I was being a bit impetuous.’

‘You were? That doesn’t sound like you.’ Joseph feigned innocence when Amber rolled her eyes at him. ‘D’you want to talk about it, or did you thrash it all out with your mum?’

‘It’s all right, Dad. I think you’ve got more important things to worry about than my problems.’ Amber walked over to him and kissed him on the top of his head. ‘But thanks anyway.’

Overnight, she’d already come to a couple of realisations. Running away was not the answer to her problem. Neither was trying to bury her feelings for Sophie. Like her mum had said, she’d tried that, and it hadn’t worked. No, what Amber needed to do was face her feelings head on. Admit them. Own them. Live with them. It was time to realise that no one could replace Sophie, and if they did, whoever the woman was would be a poor copy.

It really was as simple as that.

And as for their kiss last night? Amber could hardly put it down to Sophie being under the influence, she hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol all evening. She couldn’t even put it down to nostalgia as they weren’t exactly having an in-depth conversation about anything meaningful. The only explanation was Sophie just being Sophie. She hadn’t changed much from being a teenager who just did whatever took her fancy at that moment.

‘No, it’s okay, Dad. I got it sorted. I’m good.’ She offered her dad a smile as he watched her closely.

‘Right-o, but you know, if ever—’

‘I know,’ Amber said. ‘I’m going to make tea, fancy a cup?’

‘Sure, why not.’

Amber had never drunk so much tea in her life since arriving home. In New York, she literally lived on coffee. She drank it from the moment she woke up until around seven p.m. when she reluctantly switched to water, otherwise she’d be too wired to sleep. Yet the thought of consuming so much of it now made her feel queasy. She hadn’t realised how much she enjoyed a nice cup of tea, a drink that didn’t spike her adrenaline and give her anxiety.

The doorbell rang just as she was about to enter the kitchen. Turning in the direction of the door, Amber saw the too familiar figure of Sophie through the frosted glass.

Amber snorted. What the hell is she doing here? It was as if she kept showing up like a bad penny just to remind Amber of her existence.

Amber headed to the door, and as she spied the figure through the frosted glass, her heart had already started pounding against her chest.

Sophie turned around to face Amber with a smile when she opened the door.

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