Page 56 of Be More Lucy

Because we look so similar??

Mark to Lucy:

I picked the wrong name from my contact list

He added a sad emoji. Odd. It wasn’t like Hannah’s name would be next to Lucy’s on his list. Had he thought “girlfriend” and selected Lucy without thinking? No, don’t be ridiculous. But at least he’d noticed that Hannah was texting someone. Should she tell Mark who was on the receiving end of Hannah’s texts?

Lucy to Mark:

Em and I think Hannah and Josh are texting one another

She could see Mark watching Hannah and Josh surreptitiously now.

Mark replied a minute or so later.

They are.

Lucy to Mark:

Can you see what they’re saying

Mark to Lucy:

No. Can you

Lucy to Mark

No

Em to Lucy:

I’m feeling left out now.

Lucy to Em:

Mark’s confirmed that Hannah and Josh are texting one another.

Em to Lucy:

Does he know what they’re saying? Quick.Josh

What did that mean? Lucy looked across at Josh. He was distracted by the large robot moving around the stage, and he’d left his phone unlocked in his hand.

Lucy turned her head to see his texts better.

‘Are you ok?’ Damn, he’d spotted her looking.

‘I’ve got a crick in my neck.’ Lucy rubbed her neck with her hand to make it seem more authentic.

He put his phone away, but she’d already caught sight of some of the words on the screen. “ Show you later”. It might be innocent, or it might not.

Josh slid his arm around Lucy’s waist. ‘I’ll give you a massage later,’ he whispered in her ear, giving her his best seductive look. Perhaps she’d misjudged him. She snuggled into his shoulder.You are getting paranoid in your old age, Lucy Thomas.

‘Fancy going on somewhere?’ Josh suggested as they stood in the long queue for the tube.

‘Not me,’ said Jack. ‘I’m exhausted.’

‘Me neither.’ Em snuggled into him. ‘We got the keys to the house last week. We’ve spent most of the week cleaning and stripping wallpaper. I’m worn out.’

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