Chapter 68

“You know she burst in manically going off on one this morning? Well, she carried on after, ranting and raving and smashing another vase in the hall. She was pissed about my distance at the dance, pissed that my phone was off all night.” He sighed again. “Same shit, just another day.”

“She was drunk. She drove over here in that state?” Rose questioned in disbelief.

“Yeah, another thing she spat at me, accusing me of not caring about, that she had to drive over drunk because I wouldn’t answer her calls. She wanted to know who my whore was, how long I had been cheating on her, and I couldn’t be arsed with the shit anymore. I lost my temper and told her to fuck off.” There was a silent pause and then a sarcastic laugh. “I just realised how done with all of it I was, how she made me see how differently I felt for you at that moment. I told her to get back on her meds and sleep it off.”

“I’m guessing she didn’t take that well at all?” Rose sighed, knowing the gentle ha