The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones
Author:Sandie Jones [Jones, Sandie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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âYou okay?â asks Paige, as they pass on the stairs.
Rachelâs heart thumps in her chest as she looks at her, waiting for her to launch into a well-deserved tirade, but nothing about her suggests that she knows anything more than she did at breakfast this morning; before her run; before meeting Ali on the beach; before Ali might have told her everything she knows. Though, her unsuspecting expression only allows Rachelâs selfish guilt to poison her system even more.
Whenever sheâd allowed herself to think about the potential fallout from her and Noahâs secret, sheâd only ever thought about how her world would be affected: what Jack would do, how Josh would react, what sheâd need to do to keep them all together. Seeing Paigeâs genuine concern makes her realize what her friend stands to lose.
âIâm not feeling too good,â says Rachel. Itâs not a lie.
Paige reaches a hand out to take hold of Rachelâs arm. âYou donât look great â whatâs up?â
âIâve just been helping Ali get ready and I came over a bit weird.â
âShe has that effect,â says Paige half-laughing. âCome back downstairs and Iâll fix you something to eat. Maybe you need a bit of sugar.â
Rachel doesnât want Paige to be nice, because when she finds out she didnât deserve it, she doesnât want her to feel sheâs been taken for a fool.
âIâll be okay,â she says. âI should probably start getting ready anyway.â
Paige looks at her watch. âWeâve got plenty of time yet.â She takes Rachel by the hand. âYou know what you need?â
Rachel shakes her head numbly.
âHair of the dog.â
âOh, no, I donât think so,â Rachel says, unable to think of anything worse, yet knowing at the same time that alcohol is probably going to be the only thing that will get her through the day.
âCome on,â says Paige, pulling her down the stairs. âThereâs that nice bottle of champagne that we bought at the airport in the fridge. What do you say we crack that open and get this party started?â
Rachel attempts to smile.
âBecause you and I both know that weâre going to need all the help we can get.â
Like the best friends theyâve always been, they look at each other conspiratorially, knowing it makes sense.
âSo how is madam today?â asks Paige as she pours half a flute and waits for the fizz to dissipate before topping it up.
Itâs the simplest of questions, and one that Paige should already know the answer to. Yet sheâs not giving anything away.
âI thought youâd seen her,â chances Rachel, watching her expression carefully.
Nothing changes, apart from Rachelâs heartbeat, as Paige shakes her head.
As much as it pains her, sheâd rather Paige and Jack just come out with whatever they know, than feign ignorance. Right now, it feels like sheâs an animal that needs to be put out of its misery and she canât, for the life of her, understand why they would deny her that.
âSheâs doing okay,â she says warily.
âNo last-minute nerves?â asks Paige, handing Rachel the glass.
âNo, she seems pretty set.
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