Redeeming 6 (Boys of Tommen, #4)

by Chloe Walsh

“How many fucking times do we have to do this?” Joey was demanding, as he ripped at the curtains to flood the once dark room in evening sunshine. “You can’t leave Sean on his own like that!” With my heart racing wildly, I flicked my gaze to the woman curled up in a ball on the bed. Marie. “Just go away, Teddy,” she slurred, clutching her pillow as sob after gut-wrenching sob escaped her. “I’m tired.” “It’s Joey,” he choked out. “Christ, what have you taken?” “Like you can judge me.” “I’m not judging you. I’m telling you to get the fuck up and be a mother to your children!” “I’m so tired.” “And I’m not?” my boyfriend demanded, running his hands through his hair in obvious frustration. “You don’t get to do this, Mam. You don’t get to check the fuck out on them,” he spat out. “You wanted to keep them. You wanted your family together. That was your and Darren’s number one goal, right? To keep the boys here? To pull the wool over Patricia and every other social workers’ eyes. Well, you did it. Congratulations. Because those boys are downstairs. But they’re on their own, Mam. Without a mother or father to look out for them. So, stop feeling sorry for yourself and take some goddamn responsibility!” “I said go away,” she screamed, throwing her pillow at him. “I don’t want you here.” “You don’t want me here,” Joey roared, throwing his hands up. “Well, we have something in common because I don’t want to be here, either!”