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“Wear a hat,” his father said

Josh willed hih sense to know that noasn’t the ti

“Why on earth did you do that to yourself, woman?”

Josh groaned quietly Apparently the faeneration

“What I do and don’t do is none of your business anymore Nohy don’t you concentrate on what you do best and keep quiet”

Josh let out a lohistle He took a step back towards the door If things got ugly, he’d make a break for it

“I know you’re upset” His father just didn’t knohen to quit Josh kept inching his way towards freedom “But that’s no reason to mutilate yourself”

“You know I’her with every word “You know I’m upset?” She marched towards his father Josh stopped his retreat, wondering if he should stay and referee “Hoould you know I’m upset? We don’t talk We never talk”

“And what do you want me to do about that?”

HisJosh’s half-eh and tipped it over his dad’s head “Why don’t you do so about this instead?” She stormed out of the kitchen

Josh stared after her for acoffee out of his eyes with his sleeve

“Want to tellon?” Josh handed him a dishtowel

“If I knew, I’d tell you Everything has gone to hell, and I’ll be damned if I understand any of it”

With that, his father stalked fros and a deep regret that his house had guest rooms

Caroline was up to her ears organising a wedding Add to that liaising with the castle restoration team, her duties at the community centre and the many committees she was on, and there was no tiured the only way she’dout completely was to avoid him