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man abandoned us to our fate. We would not have been through half of what we have been through if had he been here.” Cassie pointed out to her sister.
“Yes well, Dad has had a lot to say about the subject this past year. You should listen to what he has to say before you pass judgement.”
“So you have been talking to Dad for a year.” She prompted, pushing the rest of Faye’s words from the conversation. There was no excuse their father could come up with as far as she were concerned.
“Yes. Please don’t hold it against me. He is our father regardless of what happened between him and Mum.” Faye begged.
“You didn’t say anything.” Cassie said.
“I know, it just… well you know how you get.” Faye pulled a face.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” She ignored her sister’s grimace.
“I didn’t know how to bring up the subject. You are always so... you know.” Cassie did know and was a little sad that Faye felt the need to lie to her or to keep it from her.
One thing Cassie knew was that she was tired and didn’t want to fight with her sister anymore. If Faye going away to see their father brought about positive changes then surely that was a good thing. Cassie really could not keep going on with the way things had been. Something had to change before she went completely mad.
“Your right.” She regretfully agreed with her sister at last.
“I am.” Faye asked, unable to disguise the shock in her voice. And Cassie was struck with the thought that she didn’t tell her sister that she was right all that often.
Although, to be fair, she usually never was.
Chapter 8.
Luke sighed in frustration and sat back on his high backed burgundy leather chair as he brought up a hand to rub at the back of his neck.
He had been pouring over this bloody paperwork for over an hour and if anyone had asked him what it was about he wouldn’t have had the foggiest.
His neck ached, his back hurt and his brain was refusing to work. He continued to rub at his sore neck to try to ease the tension that had tucked itself up in his muscles. It really didn’t work though.
Reaching up a hand he loosened his tie and undid the top button on his collar of his white shirt and he ran fingers through his dark short hair. His fingertips rubbing at his scalp.
He had to get his head together. His decision was needed by Monday and that was only three days away. Although, he wasn’t sure what was holding him back. Buying into this new practice would work out so well for him.
After all, this was what he had been working towards all these years. The years spent at the hospital then, in the intervening years, working as a locum before buying into his first practice.
Now though, he had the chance to buy into the practice he had always wanted. It was a good practice in an exclusive part of town. The majority of the patients were private so this was a chance to get where he had worked so hard to get to.
Not that money was the issue. But it was about showing people that he could amount to something on his own, without the old family money behind him. The same family money that had been a noose around his neck.
So why was he hesitating? Luke wasn’t sure, no that was wrong, he knew. It had started when he had first looked into a pair of hazel eyes. It had started when he had first laid eyes on a beautiful woman named Cassie.
Ever since he had seen her in the courtroom that first day. It had been the first time he had seen her. He had heard about her from Faye but had yet to make her acquaintance.
He had been dealing with Faye for a few weeks. He had known from Faye that she had a twin sister and that her name was Cassie but that was all.
The truth was he hadn’t really been interested, Another Faye in the world. How unfortunate for the world.
But then he had seen her. In the courtroom. Faye had waltzed in as if she owned the place and just behind her had been this little curvy elfin of a beauty. She had elegantly wafted in
“Yes well, Dad has had a lot to say about the subject this past year. You should listen to what he has to say before you pass judgement.”
“So you have been talking to Dad for a year.” She prompted, pushing the rest of Faye’s words from the conversation. There was no excuse their father could come up with as far as she were concerned.
“Yes. Please don’t hold it against me. He is our father regardless of what happened between him and Mum.” Faye begged.
“You didn’t say anything.” Cassie said.
“I know, it just… well you know how you get.” Faye pulled a face.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” She ignored her sister’s grimace.
“I didn’t know how to bring up the subject. You are always so... you know.” Cassie did know and was a little sad that Faye felt the need to lie to her or to keep it from her.
One thing Cassie knew was that she was tired and didn’t want to fight with her sister anymore. If Faye going away to see their father brought about positive changes then surely that was a good thing. Cassie really could not keep going on with the way things had been. Something had to change before she went completely mad.
“Your right.” She regretfully agreed with her sister at last.
“I am.” Faye asked, unable to disguise the shock in her voice. And Cassie was struck with the thought that she didn’t tell her sister that she was right all that often.
Although, to be fair, she usually never was.
Chapter 8.
Luke sighed in frustration and sat back on his high backed burgundy leather chair as he brought up a hand to rub at the back of his neck.
He had been pouring over this bloody paperwork for over an hour and if anyone had asked him what it was about he wouldn’t have had the foggiest.
His neck ached, his back hurt and his brain was refusing to work. He continued to rub at his sore neck to try to ease the tension that had tucked itself up in his muscles. It really didn’t work though.
Reaching up a hand he loosened his tie and undid the top button on his collar of his white shirt and he ran fingers through his dark short hair. His fingertips rubbing at his scalp.
He had to get his head together. His decision was needed by Monday and that was only three days away. Although, he wasn’t sure what was holding him back. Buying into this new practice would work out so well for him.
After all, this was what he had been working towards all these years. The years spent at the hospital then, in the intervening years, working as a locum before buying into his first practice.
Now though, he had the chance to buy into the practice he had always wanted. It was a good practice in an exclusive part of town. The majority of the patients were private so this was a chance to get where he had worked so hard to get to.
Not that money was the issue. But it was about showing people that he could amount to something on his own, without the old family money behind him. The same family money that had been a noose around his neck.
So why was he hesitating? Luke wasn’t sure, no that was wrong, he knew. It had started when he had first looked into a pair of hazel eyes. It had started when he had first laid eyes on a beautiful woman named Cassie.
Ever since he had seen her in the courtroom that first day. It had been the first time he had seen her. He had heard about her from Faye but had yet to make her acquaintance.
He had been dealing with Faye for a few weeks. He had known from Faye that she had a twin sister and that her name was Cassie but that was all.
The truth was he hadn’t really been interested, Another Faye in the world. How unfortunate for the world.
But then he had seen her. In the courtroom. Faye had waltzed in as if she owned the place and just behind her had been this little curvy elfin of a beauty. She had elegantly wafted in
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