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                  “Now , tell Aunty Ems all about it , ” she cooed , desperate to find out how Billy had taken it all.
              “Billy just went mental; I think he ’ s going to do something really stupid . ” Kate started crying , she had almost no energy left in her now. She relayed the whole thing to Emma : how he r brother had gone mad, smash ing everything up , and how she had spent the rest of the night trying to put the house back together. “ The w orst thing is , Em , I can’t get hold of Jay. I’ve been trying his mobile all night, but it’s switched off. I’m so scared Billy is going to see him before I do.” Kate was crying harder now, really worried for her boyfriend ’ s safety.
              “Hey, come on … stop crying , Kate, it won’t be good for the baby , ” Emma said , stroking Kate’s arm . “He’ll probably be trying to call you any minute now , hu n . Y ou know what men are like. If he was working at the club all night he probably went straight home to his mum ’ s for a kip . H e’s probably in bed right now, none the wiser ; you know what he ’ s like . ”
              Kate took her first sip of tea and quickly placed it back on the table . It was like luke -warm milk, m aking tea certainly wasn’t one of Emma’s strong points .
              “Yeah, you’re probably right , Em ; I’m just panicking , that’s all.”
              Kate knew that her hormones were probably making the whole thing worse. Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad, maybe Billy would calm down, and once he thought about it all, maybe he would be happy for her. He would be the baby’s uncle , after all. She just needed to hear Jay ’ s voice to make sure he was ok ay . She felt her coat pockets, worried that she had left her mobile at home. She needed to get to it in case Jay had been trying to reach her ; like Emma had said, he may call at any minute. She stood up and kissed her friend on the cheek . “Thanks for the tea , Em , you’re a star, but I’ve got to go, my phone ’ s at home, and you ’ r e right, he might be calling me right now , ” she said , as she made for the front door.
    “I’ll call you later , ” Kate called , as she quickly made her way back out of the flat.
              Emma lifted the curtain and looked out the window, and seeing Kate practically running off down the road shook her head at her friend’s desperation. Kate didn’t have a clue when it came to men.
              She tipped her friend ’ s tea down the sink then looked at herself in the mirror in the hallway, running her fingers through her matted hair and wiping a black mascara smudge from under one of her bloodshot eyes . Having made sure she looked presentable, she walked into the bedroom. Closing the door , she let her robe fall onto the floor. Then, s he climbed onto the bed.
              “Did you hear all that? You ’ re on the missing list, you naughty boy , ” she teased. “Now, where were we?” she asked , as she slipped her lacy knickers off.
              Jay had heard every word of the conversation, and he really didn’t give a toss if Billy had finally found out and lost it, in fact he was enjoying the drama of it all. Feeling horny at the site of Emma gagging for it once again, he smiled .
                  “I think you were just about here , ” Jay said , as he pulled her naked body down on top of him for the second time that morning.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    The D og was empty. T hat was a good thing ; Billy needed time out to sort h is head. He sat in his usual seat and gulped his whiskey in one mouthful.
    He looked around the pub ,   at the patches of mould on the ceiling and the wallpaper hanging off in places. The whole thing could do with being knocked down and