EVIE'S POV:
"Does she say what she wants?" Debbie questioned
"No, just that she wants to meet. What do I do, Debbie?" I inquired
"What do you do about what?" Josh's voice asked
"I'll leave you both to talk." Debbie informed me, squeezing my shoulder as she left the room
JOSH'S POV:
"What's going on?" I questioned as Mum left the room
Evie swallowed a lump in her throat and handed me her phone…
"Maddy wants to meet you?" I inquired
"That's what the text says, isn't it?" she questioned
"Sorry," I sighed "but why?"
"No, I'm sorry…" I replied "What are you gonna do?"
"What do you think I should do?" she inquired
"I can't make that decision for you…" I informed her "You have to decide yourself."
EVIE'S POV:
After much deliberation, I'd arranged to meet Maddy at a café in town. Making my way in, I looked around to see if I could see her and I couldn't…
"Yes, what can I get you?" a waitress asked as she made her way behind the counter
"A juice and a fruit salad please." I informed her, pulling out my purse
"Evie…" Maddy's voice spoke as I handed the waitress some money
"Maddy…" I greeted her, turning to face her as I was handed my change "hi."
"I'll bring your order over." the waitress informed me
Nodding my head in understanding, I turned back to Maddy again… "Shall we sit down?"
We made our way to a table and sat down opposite each other and I swallowed a lump in my throat as she stared at me intently…
"Maddy, I just wanna say…" I began
"I'll ask the questions." she informed me, holding her hand up "Would you have ever told me about you and Josh if his Mum hadn't?"
"I don't know…" I admitted "Probably not."
"Why?" she questioned
"Do you think you really have the right to know who he's dating?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her "You cheated on him. Who he's with now is none of your business."
"Even if the person is someone I considered to be a friend?" she questioned
"Maddy, I'm sorry, I really am," I informed her "but I'm not going to apologise for Josh and I getting together. We're happy, and you just need to accept that."
JOSH'S POV:
I sat nervously at the dining room table, biting the skin of my thumb as I waited for Evie to return from her meet with Maddy. Hearing the door open, I hurried into the hallway, seeing her shut it behind her…
"How did it go?" I questioned as she turned to me
"Okay," she replied "it wasn't as awkward as I thought it would be. She wanted to know if we'd have told her if your Mum hadn't."
"And what did you say?" I inquired
"I told her exactly what I thought, that it was none of her business who you're dating now." she informed me
"And that took you over an hour?" I asked
"We talked through some other things too. She wants you to be happy." she replied
I nodded my head in understanding and moved over to her, cupping her cheek in my hand… "No battle wounds, you're all good."
"Very funny." she sighed, chuckling softly "I'm all good though, honestly."
Smiling at her warmly, I kissed her lips softly…
So the Maddy/Evie meeting went okay, what do you think will happen next?
