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Chapter 44. First Blood Spilled

Dinner had been a disaster for everyone except Mr and Mrs. Clifton who were wrapping up the evening with a glass of wine on the couch. They played a random show on the TV and held each other close. Lola stood in the hallway, watching as they gazed into each other's eyes and gently caressed each other lovingly.

Mr. Cilfton grabbed his wife's chin and attacked her with several pecks on her lips as she laughed.

“Jealous?” Lola spun on her feet and looked at Ash.

“No,” she said but she was. The ever-growing longing for a love like that was evident in the twinkle in her eyes.

Ever since she met Jax it was as though something awoke inside of her. Something she didn't think would ever come.

The prospect of a future with a loving man who wanted her.

Ash could see the lies spread on her face but he let it go.

“Margret is gone, I'm going to head home. Are you sure you’re not coming?” He asked her.

Lola nodded and clasped her hands in her front.

“Yes. Thank you for coming tonight,” she smiled. W
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