Chapter 5
I carried Mia into bed without any trouble, and debated staying up for a while in case Heath managed to sneak away, then acknowledged that I was being stupid yet again. Granny nightie it was, and although I thought I’d be awake for hours, I dropped off in a few seconds. Mia woke me the next morning, trying to shove a grubby handful of cornflakes into my mouth.
‘Ahhh!’ I jerked back and grabbed her hand, giving her a fright so that she burst into tears. ‘Sorry, Mia, come here, sweetie.’ She clambered into bed with me, sniffing and spreading cornflake crumbs everywhere. That would’ve gone down a treat with Heath, if he’d been here. And what would Mia have thought? Hopefully not that her dad had come back. She still asked for him every now and then. At first, I’d decided not to me
