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He felt like he was a guest in someone else’s house, the way they were all fussing over bloody Jeremy. It made him sick. They never treated him like this. All he did for them, and Phoebe and Tammy had barely even looked at him when he got back with the shopping. And Michelle was just as bad, checking Jeremy was comfortable and that he’d got a drink, asking if he wanted to watch TV or use the bathroom before dinner.
To his credit, Jeremy looked as uneasy as Scott felt. When he saw that Scott was back he immediately got up from his seat and offered him his hand. ‘You okay, Scott?’ he asked.
‘Fine. You?’
‘Jeremy has been planning to take in the sights and sounds of Thussock,’ Michelle shouted from the kitchen.
‘Good luck finding any.’
‘Quite a place you’ve found here,’ Jeremy said, g
