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Wow.
I’ve begun searching for accommodation on Mia's behalf, and spoken to Steve about the issue. The guys can't understand why I don't get Mia to leave but she's eighteen and clueless. Hotels won't take her with the dog; and much as I'd love to kick the rat into the street, I'm a soft touch over animals too. I repeatedly attempt to get her to go home to her dad in the States, but she refuses.
So Mia stays.
Cerys tells me I'm being unfair, but I'm pretty sure Mia has the message now. At which point, Cerys snorted with laughter and suggested I take a look at myself in the mirror and question women's usual reaction to me. Yeah, I'm more in tune with girls who think I'm hot recently, and look where that's landed me.
What the hell am I doing? Am I so lonely and short of things to do that I let a girl I don't like live in my house while picking up random women to sleep in my bed?
* * *
As I dousemy hangover with several glasses of water and a couple of painkillers, Mia reappears, bringing her haughty attitude with her.
“Are you coming tonight?” she asks, gathering her girlie crap off the kitchen counter into her designer handbag.
“Where?”
She exhales loudly. “Yvonne's party! The opening of the new place. You agreed to take me when we talked about it the other night.”
I scour my memory. Nope. “Was I drunk?”
Mia straightens. “More than likely, you normally are.”
“No, I'm not.”
Mia casts a look at my latest collection of empties on the table and tips her head. “Right.”
“I can't go with you,” I say and sip my coffee.
“Why?”
“I'm taking somebody else.”
Mia's head snaps back as if I just hit her across the face with her designer bag. “Who?”
Yeah, who?
“A girl.”
“Which girl?”
“Not you.”
“The one I saw you kicking out of the house this morning?” She arches a painted brow.
Nice one, Bryn. Keep digging your hole because now you’ll need to go—with a girl.“No. I guess you'll see tonight.” I pull myself out of the soft armchair and push my hair from my face. “House hunting today?”
She pouts. “Yes, I am, actually.”
“Really?” I blink.
“I might move back in with Tammy now we're friends again.”
“Right. Good idea.” They were sworn enemies two days ago; this girl's personal life is more complicated than mine. “Take her to the party with you.”
Mia tosses her long, dark hair over her shoulder and fixes me with a steely gaze. “I have other options apart fromyou.”
Deciding to make a big exit, Mia grabs her bag and spins around with a flourish before heading into the hallway. The door bangs closed.
