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
‘Urgh, it’s all wet. It ain’t got your piss on it, has it?’ Joey whinged.
‘Stop being such a fucking pussy! It only takes five minutes. You check the result for me, I can’t do it – I’d do it for you.’
The twins sat in silence. The five minutes seemed more like an hour to both of them. Frankie glanced at her watch. ‘Go on, then, check it now.’
‘What exactly have I got to look for?’ Joey asked.
‘If there’s a blue line, I’m pregnant and if it’s clear, then I ain’t.’
As Joey studied the stick, Frankie shut her eyes and said a silent prayer. Her brother’s voice interrupted her before she even had time to finish her conversation with God.
‘Fucking hell, it’s got a blue line. You’re pregnant, Frankie, you’re pregnant!’
Jessica sipped a cup of tea and weighed up all her options. She could stay at her mum and dad’s house, but she didn’t want to involve them in this. Her mum always gave unwanted advice and Jessica knew deep down that her dad had never really taken to Eddie. Another option was to stay around Vicki’s, but again, Jess didn’t want to involve her and Doug either. The problems with the twins were bad enough without the whole world finding out about them.
Finishing her cuppa, Jessica chose option number three. She would ring Raymond and ask him to stay round at hers. Jessica trusted her brother more than anyone and if he came over, at least she wouldn’t be alone in the house.
Raymond was having a meal with Polly and her parents when his phone rang. He excused himself and took the call outside. ‘What’s up, sis?’
‘Oh, Raymond. Please can you come round? Something bad’s happened and I don’t know what to do.’
Raymond sighed. He’d had to shoot away often recently and he didn’t want Polly getting sick of his lifestyle and dumping him.
‘I’m a bit busy at the moment, Jess. Can’t I come round tomorrow?’
Jessica started to cry. ‘I don’t know how to handle this alone, Raymond. Eddie’s found out that Frankie’s been seeing Jimmy O’Hara’s son and he’s gone off his head. I’m frightened to stay here on my own, in case Ed comes back drunk and starts trouble.’
Raymond knew only too well that anything to do with Jimmy O’Hara was enough to tip Eddie over the edge. ‘Stay calm, sis. I’ll be round within the hour,’ he told her.