Chapter 25
Shelley ran upstairs after her daughter. She had to explain, maybe if dani could see it for herself, she'd understand why she'd accepted Kirsty and Kane's relationship. She knocked on Dani's door.
"Dani sweetheart, please let me in" Shelley pleaded. She hated falling out with her daughters, especially now she wasn't living with them. Shelley opened the door to find Dani lying on her bed facing away from her mother. Shelley sat on the edge of her bed and put her hand on her daughter arm. Dani yanked it away violently. Never before had she been so angry at her mum.
"Dani."
Dani sat up at stared at her mother.
"How could you? You used to hate him. You know what he did to me. He's sick, dangerous, and you've actually let Kirsty live with him??" Dani couldn't get her head round it. She turned back to face the wall. Shelley gave up. She needed to let Dani calm down before talking it thru with her. She walked out to be greeted by Rhys. He simply stared at her, unable to understand his ex-wife's actions.
"Rhys don't start okay" Shelley began, irritated by his behaviour towards their daughter.
"I just don't understand. You used to hate that man as much as I did. But now, it's like you're one step away from planning their wedding."
"Oh don't be so ridiculous Rhys." Shelley shook her head at her husband. She couldn't believe this was what her marriage came down to. A conversation full of nasty remarks standing in their hallway. She started to walk down the stairs.
"I'll be back to talk to Dani when she's feeling better. Maybe while I'm gone, you'll look further than your nose and see why I'm doing all this." And with that, Shelley had gone, leaving Rhys angry but notably moved by his wife cutting remarks.
* * *
Kirsty was sat back at home, Kane had the afternoon shift and would not be home for a while so Kirsty took the chance to clean up, and have a rest. She was a lot happier after seeing her mum, having her understand made everything much easier to handle. She walked thru to the front hall where she saw a letter on the doorstep.
"That's funny, the post's already come today" Kirsty said to herself frowning. She looked at the front of the envelope, it was hand delivered, and in a handwriting she didn't recognise. She turned the envelope over and opened it. It was full of red rose petals and a letter. Kirsty smiled, it must be from Kane.
"Ah baby, you're so sweet." Kirsty said whilst smiling. She knew Kane could be romantic but this? She hadn't expected this. She pulled out the letter and opened it. Her smile left her face as she read what it said. It was short but sweet with only two words, and not something Kane would write at all. It simply said -
YOU'RE MINE.
Shelley ran upstairs after her daughter. She had to explain, maybe if dani could see it for herself, she'd understand why she'd accepted Kirsty and Kane's relationship. She knocked on Dani's door.
"Dani sweetheart, please let me in" Shelley pleaded. She hated falling out with her daughters, especially now she wasn't living with them. Shelley opened the door to find Dani lying on her bed facing away from her mother. Shelley sat on the edge of her bed and put her hand on her daughter arm. Dani yanked it away violently. Never before had she been so angry at her mum.
"Dani."
Dani sat up at stared at her mother.
"How could you? You used to hate him. You know what he did to me. He's sick, dangerous, and you've actually let Kirsty live with him??" Dani couldn't get her head round it. She turned back to face the wall. Shelley gave up. She needed to let Dani calm down before talking it thru with her. She walked out to be greeted by Rhys. He simply stared at her, unable to understand his ex-wife's actions.
"Rhys don't start okay" Shelley began, irritated by his behaviour towards their daughter.
"I just don't understand. You used to hate that man as much as I did. But now, it's like you're one step away from planning their wedding."
"Oh don't be so ridiculous Rhys." Shelley shook her head at her husband. She couldn't believe this was what her marriage came down to. A conversation full of nasty remarks standing in their hallway. She started to walk down the stairs.
"I'll be back to talk to Dani when she's feeling better. Maybe while I'm gone, you'll look further than your nose and see why I'm doing all this." And with that, Shelley had gone, leaving Rhys angry but notably moved by his wife cutting remarks.
* * *
Kirsty was sat back at home, Kane had the afternoon shift and would not be home for a while so Kirsty took the chance to clean up, and have a rest. She was a lot happier after seeing her mum, having her understand made everything much easier to handle. She walked thru to the front hall where she saw a letter on the doorstep.
"That's funny, the post's already come today" Kirsty said to herself frowning. She looked at the front of the envelope, it was hand delivered, and in a handwriting she didn't recognise. She turned the envelope over and opened it. It was full of red rose petals and a letter. Kirsty smiled, it must be from Kane.
"Ah baby, you're so sweet." Kirsty said whilst smiling. She knew Kane could be romantic but this? She hadn't expected this. She pulled out the letter and opened it. Her smile left her face as she read what it said. It was short but sweet with only two words, and not something Kane would write at all. It simply said -
YOU'RE MINE.
