He's Gonna Step on You Again––––––––
The Loggerheads pub
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Angela’s legs were aching and she longed to sit down. She could hardly wait until eleven when the bar closed so she could tidy up and go to bed. Going to bed had become her favourite thing in the world. Sleep was wonderful. She knew she had a shock coming when the baby did because her mum had told her that often enough the first time she’d been pregnant.
Harry was settled on a table in the middle of the room with Paul Parker and some other blokes Angela didn’t know. He looked up and raised a finger when she caught his eye, and she nodded back at him. Angela poured a pint of mild and a lager and lime for Paul and took them to the men, her eyes filming over with fatigue.
Angela put the pints down heavily on the table and
