“I love him! And youre lecturing me about nonsense! Im not listening to any more of this! Youre just jealous, thats why you keep sticking your...
Though we had already whittled our expenses to the barest minimum, my husband announced his intention to start saving money for a house for our son....
Shattered Friendship So, imagine this: Emma gets back home after one of those draining days that just sap everything out of you. She slid her key...
Droplets Shes not scary at all! Shes lovely! Harry, tell them! Sophie clutched the battered, skinny little cat to her chest, bawling so loudly that neighbours...
Where Happiness Lives So, picture this: Emma is sitting all alone in her kitchen, hands wrapped around a mug of scalding tea. The steam hovers around...
A sleek black Mercedes-Benz rolled to a stop outside a plain red-brick house in a quiet corner of Manchester. The garden was more wild kingdom than...
An Expensive Treat Claire, again? How much longer is this going to go on? I swear I work just to keep your cat in biscuits! The...
House Spirit William, was that you who tidied up the garden? Jane gently touched her son’s shoulder. He startled, pulled off his headphones. Monsters kept belting...
Youve managed to buy a flat with a mortgage? exclaimed Janet with delight. Thats wonderful, my darling! Absolutely marvellous! Lucy laughed on the other end of...
Today marks exactly three years since that envelope of money has been sitting in the glove compartment of my car. One thousand pounds, that I know...