Chapters (48)
- Cover
- THEFEUD
- Dedication
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PROLOGUE
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
- THIRTY-NINE
- FORTY
- FORTY-ONE
- FORTY-TWO
- FORTY-THREE
‘Well, what about you then? Where was you all day yesterday? Sucking Johnny-Wonny’s cock, was we?’ he asked her.
Desperate to unload the burden of who she was really seeing, Frankie leaned towards him. ‘If I tell you something, Joey, you must promise me that you’ll never breathe a word to anyone. Not even Mum must know this.’
Joey was intrigued. ‘Go on,’ he urged his sister.
‘John ain’t who I said he is. His name’s Jed and I didn’t wanna tell you because he’s Jimmy O’Hara’s son.’
Astonished, Joey stared at her and waited for her to laugh. It was a joke, surely – it had to be.
‘Well, say something then,’ Frankie urged.
Realising Frankie wasn’t mucking about, Joey shook his head. ‘Ain’t that the boy who beat me up when I was little?’
‘Don’t be a drama queen, Joey. He didn’t beat you up. I’m sure Nan or Grandad told me once that Dad forced you get into a boxing ring with him. It wasn’t Jed’s fault, you were both little kids. It was Dad’s fault if it was anyone’s.’
Joey didn’t know an awful lot about his father’s business, but one thing he did know was there was a long-running feud between the O’Haras and his family. ‘Frankie, you’ve gotta stop seeing him. Dad will go mental – he’ll kill you if he finds out.’
Frankie shrugged. ‘Well, he’ll kill you if he finds out about Dominic, won’t he? At least we’ll both be dead, eh?’
Joey sipped his drink. ‘It can’t be serious, you only met Jed on Friday. Why don’t you just nip it in the bud while you still can. You’re a pretty girl, Frankie, there’s plenty of other boys to choose from.’
Frankie shook her head vehemently. ‘I don’t want any other boy, I want Jed. I spent the whole day with him yesterday and it was fantastic. I know I ain’t known him long, but I love him, Joey, I know I do.’
Knowing how strong-minded Frankie was, Joey nodded dumbly. She had always stuck by him. She had accepted his sexuality and accepted Dominic. ‘Look, Frankie, I’m your brother and I love you. If this Jed makes you happy, then I’m happy for you.’
Frankie pulled her phone out of her bag. ‘If I ring him and tell him to come down here, will you mind? I really want yous two to get on. Jed’s brilliant, honest, he’s a scream and I know you’ll just love him, Joey.’
Joey nodded. ‘Love him’ was a bit strong. He had already met Jed on Friday night and wasn’t over impressed by what he saw. ‘Was it him that gave you that E, Frankie?’ Joey asked.