‘No! If he loved you then he wouldn’t have let her come between you. He would have been honest from day one and made you feel like you mattered more than she did. He’s an arse and a half for how he handled this.’
‘You know it’s not that simple. Morag is his friend and she is fragile. Despite everything, all my pain and tears… He was only trying to be a good guy, Ab’s.’ Rose nudged Abby with her foot, to pull that scowl from her face. ‘It’s not his fault that Morag’s unwell, he just got into a place that he couldn’t get out of so easily and I stupidly agreed to play along. I thought I could handle it… I thought it would be different and he just needed a little time.’ Both girls sighed loudly.
Abby looked down at her feet, curled on the couch, equally frustrated; seeing the situation from
