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I’ve just kissed hter It would be funny if it wasn’t so tragic

I can’t believe she didn’t let on straight aho she is How did I not recognize her? But she looks nothing like I reawky, chubby, shy kid, and now she looks like a goddess The duckling who turned into a swan

I don’t kno the hell I’h the next few days, and I pray that Jeff turns up sooner rather than later The less ti to explode

As I drive along the track towards the house I pass a larger building that’s obviously owned by souy I own est in my state, in fact My nearest rival doesn’t even come close in terms of market shares But I like to think my tastes are quite refined…this place screams ‘look at me, I have a shit ton ofthrough the front door that I recognize, the idiot who tried it on with Jenny at the beach An older man, probably his father, lets hiust and I feel a wave of protectiveness coain I try to tell myself that I only still feel like this because she’s Jeff’s daughter and it’s only natural I should feel protective, but I know it’s more than that I feel protective of her, possessive even because every cell inShe’s mine

But it can’t be, I tell hter It can’t happen

Yet for the life of , it doesn’t feel wrong It feels like thein the world in fact, and that kiss felt as though it was always meant to be

Stop it, I tell myself firmly I can’t afford to think this way, or else the next few days will drive me insane

I think about turning round and going ho has come up She’s nineteen, she can look after herself for a few days I’uy finds out where she lives and tries to harass her again? I would never forgiveand co over to see if I’m okay, and I don’t want to worry him After all, it was him who bailed me out last year

I wonder if Jenny knows about that Probably not

I reach Jeff’s beach house and park up As I approach the front door I see it’s ajar and I step inside

“Jenny?” I call

“I’m in the kitchen,” she calls I walk down the hall and into the large kitchen to find her chopping up fruit on the side