They were sitting on the patio in the back of the house, warm rays of the afternoon sun warming their faces. After their lunch, James had dropped her off in the city, most of their ride silent. She had been too deep in thought to mind it. Rather, it allowed her to sort out her feelings before bei...
‘I watched them both last night, and I am pretty sure she isn’t in on it.’ He thought back to last night, Melanie’s face rising before his eyes. She was even prettier than her photograph, he thought, annoyed with the way his blood leapt to life at the memory of her voice and smile. She wasn’t a m...
Why didn’t you say anything earlier?’ Openmouthed, Jess stared at Elly from across the table, her eyes as round and huge as saucers. ‘Did I really need to pick up this to figure out what’s going on?’ She snatched up a glossy magazine, nimbly opening it on the proper page with speed that would mak...
You shouldn’t feel this way, she reminded herself, trying to snap out of her sudden desperation. She hadn’t done anything wrong. Raoul was the one who had torn apart her soul and heart and had left her bleeding, thinking she might die of the pain. He had lied, cheated, and used her, destroying th...
‘And no, it can’t be patched up, even if you want me to go and beg him to take me back.’ ‘Who’s talking about begging, Jade?’ Mrs. Rowley watched her daughter with a frown as she boiled water and place teabags in two mugs. ‘How about talking like two adults and maybe helping Brian see what a grea...