Page 25 of Take My Hand
ZAK
I wouldn’t be such a dick as to tell you… but they’re nice from what I can tell. She’s gorgeous actually. Funny. A bit shy, yet confident. Nothing like the girls at school.
OSCAR
Nothing like Connie then!! She’s got a new bf btw. Danny Spencer.
ZAK
Not that I care as we finished before I even left, but WTF is she doing with him?? I know she’s a bitch, but he’s a prick and he’s a druggie.
OSCAR
Precisely. Anyway, back to the new gf. Have you made a move?
ZAK
Kind of and she’s not my gf.
OSCAR
Tell me you’ve at least made it clear you like her!!!
ZAK
Yeah. Well at least I think I have. I just hope I haven’t got it wrong cos she’s proper mint!
Chapter Ten
Will
“Favourite film?”
“The Longest Ride.”
“Wolf of Wall St.”
“Favourite book?”
“I don’t read a lot. I’d have to think about it. What about you?” I asked.
“Easy, Daisy Jones & The Six.”
“Okay, I heard of that. Maddy read it and loved it. Maybe mine would be Misery.”
“As in the film?”
“Yeah. When I was about fifteen, I read this old copy that Mrs Powell had on her bookcase. It was almost falling apart, but I loved it. Couldn’t put it down.”
“Longest relationship?” Maya asked making me wince inwardly.
“Two months. It was with Maddy’s mum.” I held my breath, but she was still smiling. “You?”
“Eighteen months and he cheated on me pretty much the whole time. Right next question.” She took a few seconds to think and then asked, “Biggest regret?”
“Easy,” I sighed, feeling the familiar pull in my chest. “Thinking that I couldn’t be a father to Maddy.”
Her eyes softened as she watched me carefully. “But you did a good job.”
