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‘Me?’ Pe
‘You scream, that’s probably scarred her more than anything.’
‘Oh god. We can do it quietly, can’t we?’
‘Yes, I’m sure we can and there’ll be times when she isn’t here and we can be as noisy as we like. So let’s make the most of it now.’
She laughed.
He shuffled her back against the table and kissed her hard. She quickly realised he wasn’t joking as he lifted her onto the table and attacked her clothes with great relish.
Suddenly a movement caught her eye over his shoulder and Pe
‘Henry, stop.’
‘Not likely.’
‘There’s someone outside.’
Henry whirled around, protecting her half-naked body from view. Thankfully it was only the top half that was undressed and she still had her bra on but it was quite obvious this woman had seen what they were doing.
Henry laughed nervously. ‘That’s my sister, A
‘Shit.’
A
Henry looked back at Pe
Henry turned back to A
‘She doesn’t look delighted to meet me,’ Pe
‘A
‘Well, as first impressions go, this isn’t a good one,’ Pe
Henry kissed her briefly on the lips. ‘She will love you, just like I do.’
He ran off through the co
Did he just say he loved her?
Chapter Eighteen
‘I just thought I’d come round and see your new place, I didn’t realise I’d be interrupting anything,’ A
Henry sighed. It was clear that today was judgemental ass day.
He heard the co
Pe
‘Pe
Pe
‘Girlfriend?’ A
‘Daisy doesn’t know,’ Henry said quietly and he watched A
‘She doesn’t know? You’re sneaking around behind her back, lying to her?’
Henry bit his lip. He hated lying to Daisy and he questioned himself every day over that decision. But he could hardly tell Daisy that he had jumped into bed with his neighbour just two days after she had specifically asked him not to date her. She was happy now and he wanted to keep her that way at least until Christmas. Was that so bad? He hadn’t come to White Cliff Bay looking for a serious relationship, in fact any kind of relationship was supposed to be off the table. But then he had met Pe
‘It’s just for a few days, until she’s more settled and gets used to seeing us together, at least platonically. We’ll tell her then.’
Pe
‘It didn’t take you long to get settled. You’ve been here just a few days and you’re sleeping together already.’ A
‘A
‘It’s OK,’ Pe
‘Please! This isn’t serious for Henry, this is all about his inability to keep it in his pants. He has never been in love, never had a girlfriend that lasted longer than a few months. You’ll be no different. Why do you think he hasn’t told Daisy yet? Because he knows that it’s not going to last.’
‘This is serious.’ He could feel himself getting really angry and Pe
‘Then why do it at all? You promised me and her that you wouldn’t be getting involved with anyone ever again.’
‘That was a rash statement and you know that. You can’t expect me to not have a relationship ever again because I made one terrible mistake with Emily.’
‘I can expect you not to get involved with the type of person who lets you shag them across the breakfast table in the middle of the day.’
Pe
‘I’m sorry, but I’m not worthy enough for him because we were about to have sex on the kitchen table? In my own home? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. You have no idea what kind of relationship me and Henry have—’
‘I don’t care about what kind of relationship you and my brother have. I care about Daisy and how this will affect her.’
‘I care about her too,’ Pe
If Henry had thought that Pe
‘Bullshit. You’re clearly using her to get to Henry. She adores you, you’re all she’s spoken about for the last week, and when all this comes to an end, which it undoubtedly will, you will drop her like a hot potato. Do you have any idea how much that will hurt her?’
‘I have no intention of ever doing anything to hurt Daisy. I really like her and if this thing between me and Henry comes to an end, that absolutely won’t affect my relationship with her. If Henry moves out and never wants to speak to me again, she can still come up here every day and practise her ice carving. I like working with her, she’s brilliant and fu
‘What sort of person befriends a sixteen-year-old girl?’
Pe
A
‘Why is it weird?’ Henry said, angrily.
‘Well…’
‘You’ve made a snap judgement based on the fact that you saw me and Henry about to have sex and you’ve come into my house and accused me of the most disgusting things. How dare you, you don’t even know me. Now I suggest you get out of my house now because you’re certainly not welcome any more.’