explain.
“Why does she think that?” she asks frowning at me.
“I have no idea to be honest but Mason came to see me the other night and she didn’t like it” I admit.
“He seems to be worried about you as does Kyle, can you tell me why?” she asks looking around to make sure no one can hear us.
“Kyle didn’t tell you?” I ask surprised that he told his father but not her.
“Tell me what?” she asks looking sick.
“Nothing like that” I quickly stop her train of thought “My fathers become ill, it happened earlier in the year. The doctors told me he only had roughly six months to live, that was four months ago. The night Mason came over I had only just found out that it may not be that long after all. I’m not sure if he told Kyle that but they were both close to my father. No one knows and it seems everyone in town thinks the reason I have been so unhappy and bitchy lately is because Kyle’s back and he brought you with him. The only reason I haven’t set them and Anne straight is because I don’t want anyone to know. Their sympathy would break me and I need to be strong for him. Cat and Tom don’t even know. Please don’t mention it to anyone” I smile sadly at her and she pulls me into a hug.
“Oh hon I’m so sorry. If she knew she wouldn’t be like this to you” she whispers in my ear.
“It’s fine, she’s being a bitch and I get to be a bitch back to her. To be honest it’s nice to be able to take it out on someone else” I smirk at her and she giggles.
“Well she can’t stop you from talking to me” she says defiantly making me laugh because it looks so strange on her.
“I appreciate it but it isn’t worth the trouble it will get you into” I say before I walk back to the bar.
“Hey, who stole my drink?” I ask when I only count three not four cocktails.
“They were all for you?” Cat asks.
“Well yeah, they all sounded so good I couldn’t decide which one I wanted” I explain in my reserved for talking to small children voice. Kyle grins and shakes his head at me which I ignore.
Amber comes over to joins us and sends me an encouraging smile; I’m not sure why so I just smile back. I start arguing with Cat over which is the best cocktail and soon everyone is joining in all tasting my selection of drinks. Our raised voices start to attract attention and Anne walks over to us looking worried and angry.
“Jeeze is it me or did it just get cold in here?” I ask no one in particular.
“Children, is something wrong?” She asks looking pointedly at me.
“No mom, we were just messing around” Kyle tells her.
“Most of you should know better than to mess around at a formal party” she says and I know that it’s implied that I’m the one would not know this.
“If you would all excuse me I’m sure there is someone here that I can mess around with on the dance floor” I say putting my drink on the bar.
“Are you sure that you’re sober enough to remember his name?” she asks eyeing my drinks with disgust.
“Mom!” Kyle exclaims.
“How could I forget? It’s the one I’ll be screaming in bed later” I tell her and walk away from them all.
“Want to run away with me?” I ask Chris wrapping my arms around him from behind.
“Any day baby” he smiles and turns to return the embrace. “What’s wrong?” he
“Why does she think that?” she asks frowning at me.
“I have no idea to be honest but Mason came to see me the other night and she didn’t like it” I admit.
“He seems to be worried about you as does Kyle, can you tell me why?” she asks looking around to make sure no one can hear us.
“Kyle didn’t tell you?” I ask surprised that he told his father but not her.
“Tell me what?” she asks looking sick.
“Nothing like that” I quickly stop her train of thought “My fathers become ill, it happened earlier in the year. The doctors told me he only had roughly six months to live, that was four months ago. The night Mason came over I had only just found out that it may not be that long after all. I’m not sure if he told Kyle that but they were both close to my father. No one knows and it seems everyone in town thinks the reason I have been so unhappy and bitchy lately is because Kyle’s back and he brought you with him. The only reason I haven’t set them and Anne straight is because I don’t want anyone to know. Their sympathy would break me and I need to be strong for him. Cat and Tom don’t even know. Please don’t mention it to anyone” I smile sadly at her and she pulls me into a hug.
“Oh hon I’m so sorry. If she knew she wouldn’t be like this to you” she whispers in my ear.
“It’s fine, she’s being a bitch and I get to be a bitch back to her. To be honest it’s nice to be able to take it out on someone else” I smirk at her and she giggles.
“Well she can’t stop you from talking to me” she says defiantly making me laugh because it looks so strange on her.
“I appreciate it but it isn’t worth the trouble it will get you into” I say before I walk back to the bar.
“Hey, who stole my drink?” I ask when I only count three not four cocktails.
“They were all for you?” Cat asks.
“Well yeah, they all sounded so good I couldn’t decide which one I wanted” I explain in my reserved for talking to small children voice. Kyle grins and shakes his head at me which I ignore.
Amber comes over to joins us and sends me an encouraging smile; I’m not sure why so I just smile back. I start arguing with Cat over which is the best cocktail and soon everyone is joining in all tasting my selection of drinks. Our raised voices start to attract attention and Anne walks over to us looking worried and angry.
“Jeeze is it me or did it just get cold in here?” I ask no one in particular.
“Children, is something wrong?” She asks looking pointedly at me.
“No mom, we were just messing around” Kyle tells her.
“Most of you should know better than to mess around at a formal party” she says and I know that it’s implied that I’m the one would not know this.
“If you would all excuse me I’m sure there is someone here that I can mess around with on the dance floor” I say putting my drink on the bar.
“Are you sure that you’re sober enough to remember his name?” she asks eyeing my drinks with disgust.
“Mom!” Kyle exclaims.
“How could I forget? It’s the one I’ll be screaming in bed later” I tell her and walk away from them all.
“Want to run away with me?” I ask Chris wrapping my arms around him from behind.
“Any day baby” he smiles and turns to return the embrace. “What’s wrong?” he
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