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Back When I Lost You
Chapters (81)
  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. One
  6. Two
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Sixteen
  21. Seventeen
  22. Eighteen
  23. Nineteen
  24. Twenty
  25. Twenty-one
  26. Twenty-two
  27. Twenty-three
  28. Twenty-four
  29. Twenty-five
  30. Twenty-six
  31. Twenty-seven
  32. Twenty-eight
  33. Twenty-nine
  34. Thirty
  35. Thirty-one
  36. Thirty-two
  37. Thirty-three
  38. Thirty-four
  39. Thirty-five
  40. Thirty-six
  41. Thirty-seven
  42. Thirty-eight
  43. Thirty-nine
  44. Forty
  45. Forty-one
  46. Forty-two
  47. Forty-three
  48. Forty-four
  49. Forty-five
  50. Forty-six
  51. Forty-seven
  52. Forty-eight
  53. Forty-nine
  54. Fifty
  55. Fifty-one
  56. Fifty-two
  57. Fifty-three
  58. Fifty-four
  59. Fifty-five
  60. Fifty-six
  61. Fifty-seven
  62. Fifty-eight
  63. Fifty-nine
  64. Sixty
  65. Sixty-one
  66. Sixty-two
  67. Sixty-three
  68. Sixty-four
  69. Sixty-five
  70. Sixty-six
  71. Sixty-seven
  72. Epilogue
  73. Acknowledgments
  74. Read More
  75. Prologue
  76. One
  77. Two
  78. Three
  79. Four
  80. Follow Merilyn online
  81. Dedication

Nell watched Carla process this. Was she picturing Gerry alone in the box, worrying for him? Or hoping he got everything coming to him? She concluded it was probably a bit of both.

‘But with Eve,’ Paul said, ‘who exactly will be in the dock, if you know what I mean?’

‘Eve or Mary?’ Bremer asked.

‘Yeah. Are we charging her as Eve or as Mary?’

‘Mary. That’s who she is. Eve never existed.’

Nell pitied the jury having to untangle it all. She still didn’t get it and she’d met both Mary and Eve, but as the former had left Nell with a permanent reminder of herself, it suited Nell just fine that it would be Mary who got to spend her remaining years in jail.

Joanne’s face flashed up again. Nell felt the breath catch in her throat.

‘You OK?’ Bremer was looking at her, his face full of concern.

She nodded. Took a breath, grateful for the feeling of air down her throat.

‘Let’s leave the debrief.’ He picked up his coffee. ‘Rest. Don’t think too much. And if you start to panic, pull on the cord for a nurse.’

‘Yes, sir.’

‘Don’t be belligerent, Nell.’

She laughed. ‘I called you sir.’

‘Exactly.’ He beckoned for Paul to follow. ‘See you shortly, Sergeant.’

Carla remained on the bed.

‘God, give us a sip.’ Nell pointed to the coffee cup.

‘No. You don’t need any more adrenalin in you.’

Carla looked pale. Tired. The red lipstick was on, but rather than hide her fatigue, it just served to highlight it.

‘You OK?’

‘Mostly, yeah.’

‘What’s happening with Baz?’ Nell asked.

Carla looked out of the window. ‘He left me a note.’

‘And?’

‘I haven’t read it yet. What with everything that’s happened, I just haven’t wanted to.’

Nell pushed herself up in the bed. ‘You got it on you?’

‘Yeah. Why?’

‘Hand it over.’

‘Nell, now really isn’t the time.’

Nell held out her hand. ‘Give it.’

Carla hesitated before reaching down and taking the letter from her bag. Passing it over, she then cradled her coffee in her hands, watching as Nell took the page from its envelope.

Nell looked at her. ‘Ready?’

Carla nodded, so Nell began to read.