“Livvy and Jamal are coming home” she replied, sensing Tom was asking for a reason, “so, I thought it’d be just us girls in the bedsit. We haven’t seen Livvy in weeks. Why? What’ve you got planned?”
“Not a lot,” he replied, still trying to sound casual. “Mum and Dad are away on a cruise. My brother’s abroad too. I’ll probably just chill out, play my instruments. You and your sisters can come over if you want? I can cook for us.”
That was the best offer she’d had in years. “Now that sounds like a fun Christmas Day. I can’t speak for my sisters, but I’d love to join you. So long as we get to watch the Queen’s speech, I don’t care what we do,” she said.
“You’re kidding, right?” he asked with a smile. “Yeah, you’re kidding.”
“Count me in,” she said, laughing. “And I’ll try and bring my sis
