Chapter 427

Emma grimaced, thinking about what had actually happened before she left tonight. It hadn’t been work that had held her up, but Kirra in a fit because she couldn’t find her rugby stuff. Some of it was still at mum’s and Kirra didn’t want to go anywhere near the house to get it. That meant Emma had to or Kirra wouldn’t be able to play. Her mother was passed out on the sofa when she snuck into the house to get Kirra’s boots and mouthguard. The look of relief on Kirra’s face had been worth it, though. Emma liked the girls’ rugby team that Kirra played for. They were a great bunch of girls and their coach didn’t take any shit. She knew Kirra was safe when she was at rugby. “She can be equally wonderful and frustrating,” Emma replied. “I don’t know if that’s just because she’s a teenager or whether it’s because we are both so alike. I love her to death, though.” Jonathon smiled sadly at her. She wondered what he was thinking. What made him look at her like that? “Growing up as an only child