Emma
“She can’t talk to me like this!” Annette points her finger at me, “This is unspeakable!”
James’s face doesn’t betray any emotion. He normally doesn’t but he rarely looks that bored by something. Or someone.
“James!”
Annette snaps, “Tell her to apologize. “
A very slow smile appears on his lips and he suppresses it as quickly as he lets it show. I expect him to tell me something, to force me to apologize to his stepmother. But instead, James surprises me again. He shrugs and tells Anette.
“I don’t tell my wife what to do. “
What…
I gape at him. Anette is staring at him too. I never expected he would say something like this. I never thought he would be on my side.
“I can’t believe it!” Annette places her hand on her mouth, “I will speak to your father, this is just going
