When you visit our website, if you give your consent, we will use cookies to allow us to collect data for aggregated statistics to improve our service and remember your choice for future visits. Cookie Policy & Privacy Policy
Dear Reader, we use the permissions associated with cookies to keep our website running smoothly and to provide you with personalized content that better meets your needs and ensure the best reading experience. At any time, you can change your permissions for the cookie settings below.
If you would like to learn more about our Cookie, you can click on Privacy Policy.
GRACE What sounds like a bomb detonating over my head startles me awake and I leap from the floor like a ninja on speed. “What the f**k, Tess?” I blast, silently grateful that I haven’t s**t my pants as I eye up the two pan lids in her hands. Unsurprisingly, James is sitting up, too. I don’t remember falling asleep with him. “Ha! Your faces! That was even funnier than I planned.” Strangely enough, she’s the only one laughing. “Your mum called. She’s doing dinner early today. Tom’s bringing his new bird over.” Blinking the sleep from my eyes, I scratch my head. “Tom’s got a girlfriend?” My brother has never brought a woman home before. His idea of a relationship is sleeping with a girl for a second time before he ends it. A bit like James, my mind torments me. My gaze roams to him,