Scripted Love by Karen Frances

Author:Karen Frances [Frances, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Scripted Love
Publisher: Karen Frances
Published: 2018-06-28T18:30:00+00:00

I turn around to face him. He looks much better now than when I first entered the room. He’s relaxed and fresh from our shower. “I should go and let you speak to your parents on your own.”

“I’m not sure I can do this on my own.” I can hear the vulnerability in his voice.

“You can. I have every faith in you, and anyway, I’m out tonight with Michelle from the charity.”

His face falls, but I believe the three of them need each other. I’ll be here when he needs me, but for now, his parents will need some time and space to come to terms with what Connor has been through.

“Can I ask you a question?” He nods. “The agent that put you in that horrible situation. What happened to him?”

“He died a few years ago. I’m not sure how and I don’t care.” My mind wanders to who it could be. I know I could find out, probably quite easily too, if I did some digging. But knowing his name isn’t going to help matters. It won’t change the past.

“I wanted to help you with the charity,” he says.

“I know, and you still can. There’s going to plenty of opportunities. I have so many things to tell you. I was with Michelle and a young family during the week and I’m hoping Michelle will take me with her the next time she goes to visit them.”

“Oh. Where are you helping tonight?”

“On the streets of the city centre.”

“Once I’ve spoken with my parents, can I call you and we can go home together?” I smile at his words, even though my house is no longer home.

“Yes.”

There’s a knock at the door and I know this is his parents. They called when they arrived and he told them the room number. “I’ll get it,” I say, kissing him. I leave him standing by the window. “Come in,” I say to his parents as I open the door. His mum’s eyes are red from crying and there’s no sign of her warm, loving smile.

“Ella, I can’t thank you enough,” she says, hugging me tightly before releasing me. Her eyes dart to where her son stands and I know he’s trying to gather his own strength to tell his parents.

We spoke briefly after our shower and his concern about his parents is that he doesn’t want to disappoint them. I tried my best to reassure him that he couldn’t disappoint them, but I don’t think he listened. Hopefully, his parents will have more luck than me.

“You have nothing to thank me for. I’m going to leave you so you can talk. Please be gentle with him.”

“Of course we will,” his mum says, her eyes brimming with more tears.

“Ella, if you’re leaving, you might want to arrange with the hotel to leave through a back entrance.”

Connor walks toward us. “Why? What’s wrong?”

“There’s a lot of press gathered outside,” his dad tells us. “It seems someone alerted them when Ella arrived earlier.”

“Ella, just stay. Call Michelle and cancel.

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