"Everything okay honey?". Charlotte asked as she began to clear the plates away. I felt rotten because I couldn't finish my dinner. She had made so much.

"Yeah".

"You finished? Would you like some coffee?".

It was getting late I shouldn't really have coffee but I didn't want to be rude and it never stopped me before. "Yes please thank you".

"You okay?". Alanna whispered.

"Yeah are you?".

"Want to car share tomorrow?". She asked.

"Yes and we can stop for some coffee before we get to school. I have a feeling tonight is going to be a long night. I still have chemistry work to do". "How does he expect you to write down the answers?". She frowned.

"Good question". I laughed. Shrugging my shoulders her mom came back with my coffee.

"You girls okay?". She asked. "Come into the living room it's much warmer in there". So we did we followed her through.

She was right it was toasty in here.

Alanna had her face buried in her phone and her mom wouldn't stop staring at me.

"Leah?". "Yeah?".

"I'm sorry about earlier". She said catching Alanna's attention. "I shouldn't have put you on the spot like that it's just Jake-..." "Mom". Alanna warned.

"He needs a nice girl, a strong girl I'm sick of him bringing all them floozies home".

"Stop it now

bloody wonder. Did you see that girl he brought home last week. I had to chase her out of here because she wouldn't leave". "I thought Jake had his own

to treat mine like a whore house.

didn't know what

like a right charmer and his mom wasn't holding back. "The boy needs to reign it

going to walk Leah home". That

a

Mrs Taylor oh

was chilly tonight. The temperature had definitely

Alanna sighed. "She

your brothers

"He's really not".

asking

"Leah?".

"Yeah?".

isn't a slag he

off I held my hands up. "Goodnight I'll see you in the morning". Closing the door behind me I

I undid my jacket and hung it up. "I've got some goodies if you want some. They're on the counter. How was your dinner?". She asked. "Charlotte is lovely

they're both lovely. How was your day?". She had brought home chocolate muffins but I was

and I also

you go?". I asked. We needed to have this

"Excuse me?".

away early doors and then you don't

"Leah Wilson".

said anything. I'm

have a friend out here". I stopped in my tracks. She knew people out here? "I-I got back in contact with him a few

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