Jazz had spent the whole bus journey holding court to anyone who would listen about how she and Danni Minnow were such close mates and how she was going to email her that night about Kezia’s auditions. I looked out in vain for Fergus until I remembered that he had been at another band rehearsal. I let myself into the house to find Bex waiting for me, as she had promised. It felt good to see her smiling face – so good, in fact, that it occurred to me I must have been crazy ever to think I didn’t want Dad getting to know her. If he was going to have anyone as a girlfriend, I was beginning to realize I was glad it was someone as warm-hearted and kind as Bex. ‘Hi!’ she called out cheerily, coming down into the hall with Jaffa in her arms. ‘How did the rest of your day go?’ ‘Much better, thanks,’ I said. ‘How’s little Jaffsie?’ ‘Jaffsie is very happy with the lovely Bexy lady,’ my cat purred, yawning and shaking her ears.
