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in a fortnight that he’s cancelled on me. I sneaked a look at his mobile
earlier and he’d removed all his texts, every single one. Now why would he do
that unless he’s got something to hide?”
     
    Her
tears were flowing freely now and she was taking little sobbing breaths.
“Sweetheart, I don’t know the answer to why he’s being like this but I really
think you need to talk to him,” I spoke softly “it could be something really
innocent or something trivial he’s done and thinks you’re gonna blow off at him.”
    Timidly
looking into my eyes as she took a sad breath, she asked “But what if it’s
something I don’t wanna hear, Mum? What if he’s found somebody else? Or he
doesn’t love me anymore?”
     
    Stroking
the back of her hair as she placed her head against my shoulder and cried
softly, I spoke to her tenderly “But Erin, wouldn’t you rather know the truth
than the hurt of not knowing like this? Even if it’s bad news at least you’d
know and could start dealing with it and sorting it out between you both?”
     
    She
lifted her head to look at me and nodded as she lifted from her chair “You’re
right, Mum. I’m going to ring him and ask him to meet me to sort this out. I
need to know. I love him so much but I’m not gonna let him treat me like this.”
    As
she bent to kiss me she said “I love you mum, you’ve been through so much shit
in your life but you’re always willing to put it behind you and carry on. I
hope I got those genes from you because I have a feeling once I’ve spoken to
Brad, I’m going to need the guts you have.”
     
    I
stroked her arm and smiled at her “When the hell did you get so grown up and
smart Erin? I’m proud of you sweetheart. You make sure you stand up for what
you believe in, and drain every bit of life out of this world you can, Darling!”
    Walking
to the room door she turned to look at me but stared straight into my soul “Mum,
if life had been different for you, I reckon you would have been the fun,
loving girl you so desperately want for me. I think it’s about time you
starting thinking of yourself now and try to find the love you deserve from a
man. They’re not all like my dad you know, there are some good ones out there”
she smiled and winked.
    “Oh,
I know that Erin, just because your dad was like he was with me, don’t for one
minute think I haven’t loved or been loved by a man who thought I was once his
world, his life and his very soul.”
     I
shrugged my shoulders at her puzzled glance and I winked before I added “But,
shit happens, Darling and we all make catastrophic mistakes.”
    Laughing
she left the kitchen and climbed the stairs, pausing to shout “You know it, mum.”
     
    ***
     
    As
soon as I pressed the ‘end’ button on my phone after talking with my mum and
giving her an update on my day, Beth came bounding through the back door,
closely followed by Lexi, who was carrying a bottle of champagne.
    Presenting
me with the expensive, already chilled bottle, she grinned at me “Courtesy of
my wonderful hubby, on the first day of your amazing high-profiled job. His
words not mine.”
     
    Chuckling
I took it off her and got three glasses out of the cupboard and filled each one
with the sweet, bubbling liquid.
    “Cheers!”
Beth declared, chinking her glass with ours.
     
    Walking
through to the lounge, she looked over her shoulder to me. “Fill us in then,
Liv. What’s it like? What are your colleague’s like? Any fit hotties?” she
probed, raising her eyebrows.
    “Bloody
Hell Beth, gimme chance, I’ve only been there for twenty four hours and already
you’re trying to hook me up. We’re not all tarts like you” I snickered.
    She
stuck her tongue out at me as she filled her glass and taking a quick, sly
glance at Lexi she continued with her ‘Get Liv a man’ harassment.  “Lexi’s with
me on this Liv, you need a man, we both think it’s about time now. What’s your
boss