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
‘What about that pikey that’s bought that big house near you? He’s fucking cakeo, he is,’ Dougie said.
‘What pikey? You talking about the big white gaff near the bend?’ Ed asked.
‘Yeah, that’s the one. I don’t know his name, someone pointed him out to me earlier. He’s here at the party, pulled up outside in a Roller, he’s a mate of Patrick’s, apparently.’
Eddie felt his blood start to boil. He’d despised travellers ever since he was a teenager and he certainly didn’t want them living near him. The O’Haras were the main cause of his hatred and, even though he hadn’t seen them for years, he still hated Jimmy with a passion. Annoyed, Eddie snatched a couple more glasses off the waiter’s tray and handed one to Dougie.
‘I ain’t fucking happy about a pikey living near me. You know what thieving bastards they are, I’ll have to fucking nail everything down. See if you can spot the cunt and show me who he is.’
Dougie craned his neck and shook his head. ‘Maybe he didn’t stay long. I can’t see him now.’
Raymond laughed at Eddie’s annoyance. ‘Whoever it is, if he’s brought a house the size of that white one and is swanning about in a Rolls-Royce, I doubt you’ll need to worry about him nicking your plant pots, Ed.’
Luckily for Raymond, Eddie saw the funny side and laughed. Maybe he was overreacting a bit. The feud with the O’Haras was now in the past, and it was wrong to tar every other traveller with the same brush.
Jessica returned with not only the twins, but two other little boys in tow as well.
‘Fuck me, we only had two kids when they went in there,’ Eddie joked.
Jessica smiled. ‘They wanted you and Uncle Raymond to meet their new friends.’
Seeing Frankie holding hands with a little boy, Eddie smiled. Seeing that Joey was also holding hands with a little boy, Eddie knocked his arm away. ‘Frankie can hold hands with boys. You can only hold hands with girls, Joey. Do you understand?’
‘Yes, Daddy,’ Joey said meekly.
Jessica felt sorry for her son. ‘Don’t have a go at him. He’s only six, and at that age they hold hands with girls and boys,’ she said to Eddie.
Feeling guilty, Eddie ruffled Joey’s hair. ‘What’s your mate’s name then?’
‘Michael,’ Joey mumbled.
Eddie smiled at Frankie. ‘And what’s your friend’s name?’
Holding hands with the object of her affection, Frankie put her other hand on her hip. ‘He’s not my friend, Daddy, he’s my boyfriend and his name is Jed.’
Eddie bent down and shook hands with both kids. ‘Pleased to meet you Michael, pleased to meet you Jed,’ he said, laughing.
‘Can I take Frankie to play in the woods?’