Blood Rush (Lilly Valentine)
“Choosing a name for her baby was obviously important. Planning ahead to better times.
‘I used to like Portia,’ said Tanisha, ‘but I looked it up and it means pig, so what can you do?’ Lilly recalled her pregnancy with Alice. She’d been in shock for most of it, running away from it, refusing to even discuss names. At the time she’d said it was bad luck, or that she was too busy, but now she wondered if it wasn’t the relationship with Jack she was running from. Would she have even considered movi...ng him into the cottage if it hadn’t been for Alice?
The door to Lilly’s office opened and Karol appeared with a smile and a tray of tea and biscuits. If he was tired after a night on Lilly’s sofa, he didn’t look it.
‘I’ll be mother,’ said Annabelle and began to pour milk for everyone.
When Karol left, Tanisha gave a gravelly chuckle. ‘I thought you said he wasn’t your man.’ ‘He’s not,’ Lilly exclaimed.
‘Don’t look that way to me.’ Lilly felt herself redden and changed the subject.MoreLess
‘I used to like Portia,’ said Tanisha, ‘but I looked it up and it means pig, so what can you do?’ Lilly recalled her pregnancy with Alice. She’d been in shock for most of it, running away from it, refusing to even discuss names. At the time she’d said it was bad luck, or that she was too busy, but now she wondered if it wasn’t the relationship with Jack she was running from. Would she have even considered movi...ng him into the cottage if it hadn’t been for Alice?
The door to Lilly’s office opened and Karol appeared with a smile and a tray of tea and biscuits. If he was tired after a night on Lilly’s sofa, he didn’t look it.
‘I’ll be mother,’ said Annabelle and began to pour milk for everyone.
When Karol left, Tanisha gave a gravelly chuckle. ‘I thought you said he wasn’t your man.’ ‘He’s not,’ Lilly exclaimed.
‘Don’t look that way to me.’ Lilly felt herself redden and changed the subject.MoreLess
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