Twisted Hearts by Henry Max

Author:Henry, Max
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Max Henry
Published: 2020-02-11T16:00:00+00:00

FOUR

Zeus

Clouds shield the sun as I sit at the dining table, only the scratch of the probation officer’s pen as he rewrites the notes he took during our conversation cutting the silence. My gaze drifts from the overcast sky out the window and back to the stack of paper he has clipped to the portfolio.

“How many more of these do I have?”

His pen hesitates over the page, yet he doesn’t look up. “Two.” Liver spots dot the back of his hand.

“And then that’s it, right?”

He sets the pen down, reaching up instead to stroke the end of his handlebar moustache. “As far as check-ins are concerned.” His fingers weave together as he sets his hands on the table before him. “You’ll still need to keep your nose clean, though. Your history means that any reoffense won’t be tolerated. The judge is entitled to pass down a harsher sentence than usual, especially given your recent indiscretion.”

I nod as I turn my head and stare at the fluffy white clouds instead. “Sure.”

His portfolio closes with a smack before he tugs the zipper around the outside. “We’re all done for today, Zeus.”

“Passed with flying colours?” I stand as he does, eager to see him out.

I have work on the car I’d like to get done before the weather forces me to close up the garage.

“You’ve done fine.” He tucks the paperwork under his arm, hand resting possessively on top as though I’m about to tear it from his hold. “You’ve kept steady employment, haven’t received so much as a parking ticket since your warning, and you’ve stayed away from the Iron Horse as required.”

“Good.”

He gives a single nod before starting toward the front door. “I’ll see you in another six months.”

“Take it easy.” I return his nod with one of my own and wait at the door as he walks to his sensible government-issued sedan.

He leaves without a backward glance, his tyres barely making a sound as the car crawls out the driveway and onto the road.

I like it quiet. The peace gives me focus, allows me to concentrate on the task at hand. Although, I like it when it’s dark best of all. The lack of visual distraction means I can lose myself to a fantasy of what life might have been like had I made a different choice.

What would I be doing now if Belle never got on that plane? Would I be waiting here for her to get in from work? Standing out the front of our house?

I’m mid-step, my hand on the door, when the purr of an engine slowing roots me to the spot. Jodie’s car appears at the end of my drive, the nose dipping as she turns it toward the house.

I shut the door anyway.

No matter how many times I tell her that I’m doing just fine on my own, she comes around and sticks her fucking nose in anyway. If it weren’t for the fact she’s engaged with a kid now, I’d give her shit about missing me too much.

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