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MollyWe've been sitting in Dolly's dinner for the past two hours. It's been just over three hours since Christian spoke to Amy and still the shock hasn't lessened. After Christian got off the phone with her John insisted that we come here to eat and talk it all out. We all ordered food and drinks but we've barely eaten or drunk anything, I think we're all still trying to take in what we learned from that bitch. Me, Tom, and Christian are sitting in a large booth with Zack, Jack, Callum, and John sitting across from us. I'm stuck between Tom and Christian and there both sitting as close to me as possible despite there being room on both of their sides.Once we got back into town Ruby came to meet us and once Christian had filled both her and John in on everything that happened and what Amy said Ruby took Sophie back to the town hall with her so we could talk and as soon as the orders were in John wanted another re-run of all the details. "Son, tell me again what she said after you
Letting go Chapter 56
Christian"Good morning, Chris." Tom's voice is groggy as he steps into the lounge where I'm sitting with a sleeping Sophie on my lap. I look at the clock on the wall and it's only 5.05 am "Morning. What are you doing up so early?" He stretches and yawns while walking over to the big puffy chair that's in the corner. "I couldn't sleep. That bed ain't the comfiest and between Callum snoring like a fucking dog and Jack talking in his sleep I've not had any more than three hours of sleep."I laugh at Tom's answer, the man is not wrong. Callum has one of the loudest snores that I have ever heard and Jack doesn't shut up in his sleep, then again he doesn't shut up when he's awake either. "Why are you two down here so early?" He looks down at Sophie as she lays across my lap with her thumb in her mouth and her teddy close to her chest. "She's been having nightmares all night, I think the poor girl only had about three hours sleep herself. The other two were getting disturbed when she was wa
Letting go Chapter 57
Molly"You run?" I nod my head looking down at my coffee before lifting my head to face her shocked face "You didn't say a word?" I shake my head still not speaking a word. "That handsome man kissed you and you just run without saying anything. Good lordy girly Women don't run from a fine man like Christian, they run at him, not from him.She picks up a magazine from the coffee table and starts fanning herself and I can't help but laugh. "Penny, you're naughty." She gives me a cheeky grin while continuing to fan herself. "Oh, how I would be naughty for a man like Christian Bowen." I snort out a laugh that has her laughing and I realize that I feel lighter than I have in days. "Oh, Penny, you are hilarious." She smiles wide as she puts the magazine back on the table. "When you get to my age sweetheart you learn very quickly that life is too short. You need to smile, laugh and love with all you have."Those are pretty sobering words and hit something inside of me. "I have loved them bef
Letting go Chapter 58
MollyI step inside the shower as the hot water steams up the glass door. I adjust the temperature so the water is as hot as I can stand. I'm not sure why I'm doing it. There's a part of me that's hoping that the hot water will burn away all the crap that has happened, while another part of me hopes that it will clear my head because right now I feel like it's going to explode. The past twenty-four hours have been more than anyone should go through, it's more than anyone should have to deal with.As long as everything goes to plan, then Katie will be back with Christian and his family tomorrow, which will be a huge relief, but for me, things are far from over. I still need to figure out this lawsuit and if it's all true, well, I'm not sure how the betrayal is going to affect me. Right now I'm managing to keep it at bay because I don't actually know the truth yet or have it in black and white, but if I find out it's true, which I suspect it is, then I'm not sure how I'm going to deal w
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MollyThe closer we get to the farm, the more nervous I become. I haven't seen Christian since I ran from him last night and I'm scared, scared of how he's going to look at me, scared of what he's going to say, and more than anything, scared about what I'm going to think and feel when I see him. I feel so torn, so confused, and my head is a mess.Then there's Jack. He, along with Tom, saw what happened. He was at the bedroom window watching us while Tom had gone to the front door after he heard Christian call after me. I already know how things are with Tom, but what about Jack? What if he thinks badly of me? I love Jack, he's like a little brother to me and I'd hate to have him think badly of me, to not look at me the same again."Stop overthinking things, baby girl. Everything is going to be ok." Tom's soothing voice brings me back to the present as we turn onto the final dirt road that leads to the farm. He reaches across and takes my hand in his, giving it a gentle squeeze. I nod
Letting go Chapter 60
MollyIt's been a few minutes since Tom spoke those words and neither of us have said a word. Tom got back in the driver's seat a moment ago, while I remained in the middle of the cab lost in my own world. He starts up the truck and continues his way to the farm while I stare out of the window in complete silence.Tom's words flaw me as the realization of what he means hits me full force, but surely that can't be right. "Are you trying to tell me that he likes me? As in likes me likes me? My throat feels scratchy and raw as I speak even though I've not long drunk a full bottle of water. He glances at me as he continues slowly driving down the long narrow driveway that leads to where all the others have parked."Yes, Molly, that's exactly what I'm saying. I know he's felt it since the moment he met you but he's hidden it under his distrust and instead made it seem like he hates you when that's really not the case." I scoff at his answer, finding it unbelievable. "There's just no way, T
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ChristianWhere are they? When Tom left to go give Molly the clothes he bought her this morning, he said that they would meet us at the farm. It's been over an hour, and there is still no sign of them and I'm getting anxious. I'm not sure what I'm going to think or feel when I see Molly again and I'm not sure what I'm going to say to her, but either way, we are talking. I want to know why she ran from me and I'm not resting until I find out.Of course, the sensible side of me understands that she properly run because... well, frankly, I've been nothing but a dick to her since the moment she arrived, but I'm not going with my sensible side today. I'm going with the idiotic side of me that hasn't been able to stop thinking about that kiss since it happened.I don't know what possessed me to do it... Well, I do, there's a part of me that's wanted to kiss her since the moment she turned up here, but I always let my head rule my decisions, until yesterday that was. Yesterday, I did the one
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ChristianWhat the hell is wrong with the two of them? I mean seriously, they are acting like two tearaway teenagers instead of the adults that they are. They both know right from wrong and they both know the effects of smoking.We all do believe me. None of us could ever forget the two-hour lecture we had to sit through from our dad after he caught Tom smoking when he was a teenager and if the very detailed descriptions he gave about what could happen weren't enough to make a full grown man want to cry, then the extremely graphic pictures that he had shown us were more than enough to do the trick."Why the hell were they smoking?" My anger is instant. "I'm not sure. They were sitting in the truck after they got here and Callum and Jack saw them smoking. They've gone to have a chat with them." He has a smirk on his face but I'm angry, so angry that I don't know if it's all directed at those two for smoking, but still, I start storming towards the barn door to give those two a piece of
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