On Loverose Lane (Return to Dublin Street #1)

On Loverose Lane (Return to Dublin Street #1)

Author: Samantha Young Listening Length: 10h 57m
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Imagine my surprise when my new neighbor turns out to be one of Scotland’s most famous (and hottest) professional footballers, Callan Keen. I’m even more shocked to discover that the brooding player is still holding a grudge for something that happened (or didn’t happen) between us years ago. Too busy trying to take...

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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

BETH

A s soon as Callan walked out of my flat, my anxiety took hold. It grew like a monster in the dark, starting out as a somewhat benign worry of how I would approach my dad about Callan and explain myself. By the next day, I was full-on catastrophizing. To arrange a meeting for Callan with Dad, I’d need to explain how I knew Callan and how I knew he had no relationship with Gavin. This would bring everything back up for my parents, they might start fighting, Mum might even start to think Dad wasn’t over his ex-wife after all, they’d break up, our family would fall apart, Mum would blame me for it, and not only would she never talk to me again, she’d ask all of her friends to drop me as their social media management, and I’d end up family-less, company-less, and penniless.

These irrational thoughts spiraled, my brain conjuring up reactions I knew were out of character for my parents, and yet I couldn’t stop.