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The Weight of Expectation

Havermouth, Five Years Before

It was a showroom, not a home, Heath thought as he waited for the kettle to boil, his eyes travelling the kitchen and living room. Not a thing out of place, everything picture-perfect, the couch cushions fluffed, the surfaces bare and wiped clean, the framed family photos hiding the truth behind bright, fake smiles.

If Charlie woke to less than perfection, Amanda would suffer for it, so whenever Heath was up before his parents, he spent a few minutes doing what he could to save his mother from his father’s temper.

There were stargazer lilies in a vase on the table, the blooms perfectly open. As he watched, the orange dust from a stamen drifted down to the table. “F-k,” he hissed out his breath in annoyance as he took a cloth over. He trimmed the stamens from the blooms with his fingernail, wiping the table clear before taking the debris and putting it into the bin and washing the stain from his skin.

Satisfied with the room, he sliced a banana and added a
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Roberta
from The start I enjoyed first book I also love this book as well it shows there lives and it shows there growth
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Author Girl
As this story progresses I can see more clearly, why they are all their families are screwed up. They become a family together! I just love this story!! Even if they were arseholes when they were younger. All lost souls that found their other halves.
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