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
‘We’ll be good, we won’t be naughty,’ Frankie added.
Jessica looked at Eddie with pleading eyes. ‘Let them go and play, Ed. They’ll only be bored standing here with us.’
Eddie shook his head. He was drunk now, very drunk. ‘Fuck me, you’ve changed your tune. You didn’t want to let them out of your sight a few hours ago. They ain’t going nowhere, they’re staying put.’
Seeing the twins faces crumple, Jessica stood her ground. ‘If you won’t let them go and play, I’m taking them home, Ed. It’s too hot for them sitting here and I’m not gonna let them watch you drink yourself into a stupor again. They were petrified when you kicked off the other night. It’s not fair on them, they’re only babies.’
Furious at being spoken to like shit in front of Dougie and Raymond, Eddie grabbed Jessica by the arm and dragged her towards the bar.
‘Ed, stop it, you’re hurting me!’ Jessica cried.
Dougie had had enough of Eddie’s drunken behaviour by now. ‘I’ve just spotted a pal of mine over by the entrance. Tell Eddie I’ll see him later on,’ Dougie told Raymond as he dragged Vicki away.
Raymond nodded. He could see that his sister was upset and he didn’t know what to do for the best. His dad had told him about the row at Reg’s party, but getting involved in other people’s maritals just wasn’t his scene.
‘Can we go home now, Uncle Raymond?’ Joey pleaded.
Raymond glanced back towards the bar. Seeing Eddie shouting at Jessica, he decided he had no choice but to step in. Blood was thicker than water, after all. ‘Stay there, don’t move,’ he ordered the twins.
Running towards his sister, he pushed himself in between her and Eddie. ‘For fuck’s sake, can yous two stop arguing? You’re upsetting the kids and everybody’s looking at you. It’s embarrassing.’
‘Eddie’s drunk, Ray. All I want to do is go home,’ Jessica wept.
‘I’ve told you, you’re my missus and you’ll go home when I say you can,’ Eddie said nastily.
Raymond put a protective arm around his sister. ‘Come on, Jess, let’s go and stand over by the disco. The kids can have a dance and we can watch ’em.’
Eddie sneered as his wife and brother-in-law walked away. He knew deep down that he was in the wrong. As a rule, he was a good drinker, he could hold his own with the best of them. But on the odd occasion when he hammered the Scotch, he knew he turned into an arrogant arsehole.