‘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 great mistake he’s about to make?’ ‘Mom, he knows what he wants.’ After a day and a half at her parents’ house, Jade had started to sound like a broken record. It didn’t seem to help when she explained to her parents that Brian had moved on, and they had to accept it. Brian’s parents’ frantic phone call only added more fuel to the fire, both families shocked and disappointed at the unexpected break-up. ‘This girl he’s seeing, maybe you should talk to her.’ Her mother wasn’t giving up, her grey eyes resentful as she spoke of the other woman. ‘Is she aware that she’s destroying your life, dear? I can’t imagine she would go ahead with it if she knew what it means to you, darling.’ ‘Somehow I doubt it makes any difference, really.’ Jade had reached the point where her patience barely hung by a thread, and she decided brutal honesty might work better.
