Chapter twenty-four - Cleo

I could have headed straight home after I dropped Luke off at Billy's, but since I was already out and planning to meet the girls at the cinema later, I thought I might as well go to the local pool and get some laps in.

"Cleo." I hear the familiar voice call my name as I leave the building and my body tenses, guilt and fear mixing in vomit inducing waves deep in my stomach. "Cleo, please, I just want to talk."

"About what Colin? You've made it very clear to me how you feel." I pause beside my car.

"I'm really sorry." I'd not expected to hear that and find myself nodding and stepping away from my car when he says. "Can we get a coffee and just talk, please?" 

I follow him back inside the pool, turning right and heading to the little cafe part instead. He tells me to