2. Teresa and Warren had James get in touch with Emma quickly; and then gradually
Teresa arranged for her to come and live with them. They sold a few things to pay off
Emmaโs debts and hadnโt asked any questions. Like where she was living, why wasnโt
she in schoolโฆ they could wait until she was ready to open up. As Megan put it, they
were in the plaster stage. Open heart surgery could wait.
3. Eventually Emma gave them a time and place, and
Teresa met her there.
They didnโt speak much in the car on the way back
to Deasil Street. This upset Teresa a bit, as she was
bursting to connect to her first child. But it would
have to wait. Everything was moving slowly, but they
had to do it at Emmaโs pace or not at all. She had
tracked them down, so she called the shots.
4. Megan had so far been really supportive and
helpful. Teresa had been worried she might
act out over jealousy... She had done over
James when they were children after all; and
now she had found out she wasnโt her only
daughter, but the younger of two.
Megan was purposefully keeping a lid on her
feelings. She welcomed Emma, with whom
she had to share a room, but made sure it
was clear that she didnโt want or need a โbig
sister.โ They might be friends though, if it all
worked out.
For Emma, that was enough for
now. She wasnโt sure about how
to deal with a younger sister.
5. The Baileys were at peace, the children were all cooperatingโฆ Teresa and Warren
managed to sleep well for the first time in an age.
6. Megan didnโt see a great deal of her new sister
in the following weeks. She was too busy being
with her best friend Allain. They were
completely on each others wavelength and
never ran out of things to talk about.
7. Her favourite thing was their
shared aversion to rules. They
pushed the curfew almost every
night, just sitting and watching
the stars come out.
8. She was head over heels for him, but
it still came as a surprise to find him
reciprocating her feelings. When he
leant in for their first kiss, she was
more in shock than anything else.
9. Edward on the other hand had been
anticipating this development for some
time. He hadnโt told Allain to start this
relationship, but had hinted he wouldnโt
mind if he invited the Bailey girl round
more often.
10. Edward had been disappointed recently
with Trinity. He still loved her, but she
wasnโt shaping up to be the criminal
Queen he hoped she would. She was
going soft. He wanted an empire, with
them at the head. But she said she was
thinking about going straightโฆ
11. He would befriend Megan, bring her into the fold. If
he and Trinity didnโt work out she would be his
insurance policy. One day, sheโd marry Allain and
have the next generation of Poeson criminals.
12. The basement under his house was all prepared
for the years ahead. He would make his
fortune, invest, and live a life most could only
dream of.
