"Sorry". I took a sip of my wine. "Need to see if I pass my exams first".

"I'm sure you'll pass with flying colours. So how have you been?".

"How long have you been in contact with my dad?". I couldn't do the small talk anymore. I needed to know, I had questions. "How about we eat first and then I'll answer all the questions you have".

Was she stalling?

"Shouldn't we wait for George?". Just then I heard a car pull into the drive.

"Food looks great Miss Wilson". Jake took the seat next to me grabbing my hand under the table.

"Please eat, George won't mind if we start without him".

We ate, we had small talk and I think I had a little too much wine. My head was a little fuzzy and I felt slightly buzzed.

One thing I missed was my grans cooking. I cleaned my plate and could have easily asked for seconds.

"Coffee Leah?". George asked.

"I'll help". Jake got to his feet and followed George to the kitchen.

I guess I was having coffee.

"I miss having you around".

"I wasn't the one that wanted to move out". The look in her eyes made me instantly regret what I said. "Sorry". I sighed.

"I thought I was doing the right thing".

"By leaving me homeless?". I frowned.

about it but

How did she know?

"Not really". I shrugged.

felt her since

small talk and stalling. I loved my gran but it was

wants to

had every opportunity to meet with me in the

your

my dad, he's not anything. He didn't want to be in my life

sweetheart. The effect that

lost my mom. He can't use the excuse of mom dying to up and abandon his daughter. I

go home. I wasn't ready for any

"Leah please-..".

I was younger. He was never

go home". I didn't want to

"Babe?".

fine I just want

"Okay we'll go home".

on it. This was a big thing and I had to do this for me and not

leave things like this honey". My gran placed her hand on my arm. "My intention

think, to process

...

I overreact to

put on my big girl

the more I think about it the more I talk myself

I couldn't shut off my mind. I had tossed and turned from

voice low and full

for some water". I pushed the covers off but his

what's going

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