"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".

Alanna groaned. "Stop it now

had to chase her out of here because she

likes to treat mine like a whore house.

know

of Jake were slipping every minute I was here. He seemed like a right charmer and his mom wasn't holding back. "The boy needs to reign it in before it's to late. Heart of gold but he's

to walk Leah

a

oh I mean

tonight. The

my mom". Alanna sighed. "She shouldn't

your brothers a slag?" I

"He's really not".

asking me over tonight it was fun". I grinned. "See you

"Leah?".

"Yeah?".

a

I'll see you in the morning". Closing

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 isn't

was good and yeah they're both lovely. How was your day?". She had brought

pleasant honey. I got seeds for the garden and I also got little lights to go around

go?". I asked. We needed to

"Excuse me?".

early doors and then you

"Leah Wilson".

shouldn't have said anything. I'm going to head to bed for school.

She knew people out here?

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