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two oldest offspring with wry amusement. She supposed it was too much to hope that they would stop arguing for a whole hospital visit. Still, at least they were arguing good-naturedly.
‘Ophelia?’ Millie eyed the ceiling. ‘No way. What are they going to call her at school? Ophe?’
‘Lia, obviously,’ Ben retorted, ‘which has to be better than Rory or Rora. That’s a dumb nickname for a … Uh, oh.’ He looked at Jake, alarmed. ‘You’d better take her, Dad. She’s moving.’
‘Yeah, they do that, Ben.’ Millie rolled her eyes sky high.
Jake laughed, and then shot off the bed as Ben held their precious new bundle awkwardly towards him. ‘Careful.’ Taking her from Ben, he eased her gently into the crook of his arm. ‘I’m not sure she’s an Aurora or an Ophelia. What do you think, little one, hey?’ he asked, gazing wondrously down at her as he walked back to the bed.
‘Why don’t you two go and grab a coffee while your mum and I try to think of an alternative to Pickle,’ he suggested, settling carefully down beside Emily and bringing their much wanted – if somewhat surprising – new addition to the family to her.
‘Er, right, good idea,’ Millie said, and waited.
Sighing indulgently, Jake nodded towards his jacket hanging on the visitor’s chair, inside which was his wallet. ‘Grab one for us while you’re there,’ he said. ‘And don’t forget the cake,’ he added, as Millie helped herself to his cash and headed for the door, Ben close behind her.
‘Willow might be quite cool,’ Ben pondered, disappearing into the corridor.
‘Uh, uh.’ Millie’s decisive tones floated back. ‘We want her to have a strong name. Something short and punchy, like … Aria, maybe?’
‘Shall we think of a name before they christen her?’ Jake suggested amusedly.
‘I’ve already thought of one.’ Emily glanced tentatively up at him.
Jake tore his gaze away from the baby to look at her curiously. ‘Which is?’
‘Rosie,’ she said quietly.
Jake sucked in a breath.
‘I know you might have mixed feelings about naming her after your mother, Jake, but …’ She reached to press a hand softly to his cheek. ‘I’d like to acknowledge her in some small way. Without her, I would never have had you … or this latest little miracle.’
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The moment she opened her eyes, she knew everything had changed. The stale taste of alcohol; her uneasy stomach. She looked at her husband sleeping peacefully, and knew she would never tell anyone what happened last night.
You will think you know what happened to Alicia that night.
You will see a desperate wife, lying to her husband.
You will watch a charming lover, trying to win her back.
You will judge her, just like everyone else.
You will assume you know what happens next. But everything you think you know about the past, the relationships, what drives Alicia and her husband to lie... is wrong.
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Someone tagged me in a tweet and asked me to sum up the story in three words. I chose ‘twins’, ‘jealousy’ and ‘obsession’. I think the word ‘guilt’ should have been in there though. Guilt can come in many forms. It can eat away at us over something as small as not answering the phone, possess us when we might be feeling jaded or angry and snap at someone.