Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe, #4)

by Jessa Hastings

He’s kissing the same parts of her body that he kisses on my body9, and a terrible realisation dawns on me: what he likes in sex is not me-specific. It’s female specific.

Maybe he’s just performing for the camera? Pretending it’s Daisy?🤷🏽‍♀️

Julian’s face is a bag of liquorice all-sorts. Angry, sad, annoyed, worried— He hugs me in a way that blocks out the whole world for a second and for one tiny moment, I feel a bit better.

Awwww

“You’d just make a sex tape of you and another girl, never mention it and then act like it’s no big deal when it comes out—” “It’s not a big deal!” He gives me a look. “Well, it is to me!”

It is to the BBC!!!!

“Don’t you think you’re overreacting a bit, Dais?”

Aaaah you idiottt just listen to her

“Daisy, I’m sorry — I just don’t give a shit about this sort of thing. It was something I did before, while we were broken up. I was trying to get over you, for fuck’s sake—”

And I get it, I so get it but mate listennnn

“Why do you still have these?” I breathe in and out of my nose. “Do you still have a copy of your sex tape?” I ask, calmly. His jaw juts out. “Fuck yourself,” I tell him

So petty omg but Christian is an idiot. Doesn’t matter if you don’t care, it matters that she cares idiot

Henry said “What about Romilly?” and BJ rolled his eyes and said something about it being ten years ago, and then Henry went weird the way Henry always goes weird about Romilly Followill

Hmmm

Did I want Daisy to see it? No, I’d prefer that she didn’t. I’d prefer that it wasn’t the most watched adult film in the country at the minute too, but here we are.

Nah because it must be really violating for him though tbh

Magnolia grimaces and mutes it quickly then keeps watching. Doesn’t take long before Henry and Jonah stand behind her and lean down to watch. All of them, all my childhood friends, huddled around a laptop, all watching and squinting at me having sex with a girl that isn’t my girlfriend. Jonah looks over at me and Dais. “Is it weird I’m sort of proud of you?”

Oh my gosh, these lot are too comfortable with eachother

“Why does it stop there?” Magnolia frowns at the screen. “Where?” I sigh from the safety of Daisy’s shoulder. “Well, you’re obviously about to come—” BJ gives her a look. “Obvious, is it?” (And I let out a big long groan at the same time Daisy, Henry and Jo start laughing.)

AHHHH they’re never gonna let this go

“Daisy,” A hand flies to Daisy’s mouth and Magnolia gasps. Beej is whacking Jonah repeatedly, not looking away from the screen, grinning ear-to-ear. “Oh, fuck!” Henry gasps, face contorted in ultimate amusement.

Oh shit no wonder😭😭

“Romeo,” Magnolia adds. “Fuck.” Christian rolls his eyes. She smiles apologetically. “Sorry! Daisy has good taste in men, what can I say?” “Nothing,” BJ tells her, with a look. “Please — just — nothing.”

This chapter is funny af, I know it’s going down hill from here

“Oh!” Magnolia winces. “No, but I can — I’ve obtained proof of a file transfer from your IP address to Martin Wallace’s IP address over at the Daily Mail, as well as an entire exchange between the two of you laying out the deal, and also a bank transfer into an offshore account of yours the day after the video went live.”

Parks on Mish Okay she’s finally winning some points

going to be a rough couple of weeks, but hey! That’s okay, all of Britain already knows that that’s just the way you like it.” Magnolia flashes her a curt smile and walks away.

Magnoliaaa ate thattt

Me? I stand there staring down at her, my mum on the floor of our cellar, pool of blood coming from her head like she’s been hit over it — and I go blank for a second.

Welp, is this a hit?

Someone hit Barnsey from behind with a wine bottle.

Shit

My brother was the first to get here. Rushed straight over, bit down on his bottom lip when he saw her so he wouldn’t cry — cried anyway. Julian loves Rebecca.

Awww Mama Hemmes really for the people

Callum Barnes

I don’t trust him at allll

Christian push-kicks him away. Jud stumbles backwards and then Christian right hooks in him the face. All those rumours about how good a fighter he is? All true.

Finally been waiting for Christian to beat someone up, even if it’s his Dad

misfiring, and if I don’t, he’ll hit me. I’m right, he makes the swing without even looking me in the eyes and I duck and the whole room sort of freezes and all the sound drops away. Christian catches himself, sees me, sees who he swung at.

And that’s why Daisy’s perfect for him because who else would’ve ducked

“You know, you wouldn’t be doing anything wrong if you didn’t go home—” She stares over at me from the other side of the car. “Yes—” she says quietly but gives me a firm nod. “I would.” Tilt my head at her. “Not technically…” She looks out the window. “Just in all the ways that matter.”

Really Julian, Stand uppp

“I don’t care where we go, Dais—” Push some hair behind her ear. “It doesn’t matter to me. Us together, that’s the part that matters from now on.”

This is that conversation that happens before everything goes wrong

“Nah — they’re magnolias,” Decks says. “Oh.” I nod.

So it was a hit, shittt

“Christian!” I yell for him and he breaks into a run right as Miguel hurls me into the backseat of the car. Rome climbs in after me and they slam the door. Christian’s banging on the glass and I’m banging on the window back and when did my screaming become crying?

Omg nooo let him come withhh

“I don’t know where they’re going—” He shakes his head. “They’re fleeing the country.”

Are you kidding me omggg

And then I pull my gun out, press it against his chest. “How ‘bout now, do you know now?” “What the fuck are you doing?” my brother yells.

🫢🫠

“Did she—” Oh my God. “I mean, is she okay?” Julian shakes his head and looks out the window. “I don’t know.”

Omg they don’t even know about Bridge