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“I think we’re clear,” he tells me.
TWENTY-NINE
Scarlet
Two weeks later
Mum,
I spent the entire day with Ellis today. Nina was job hunting, and Mason had a meeting he couldn’t miss. I was supposed to have him for an hour, but when Mason called to let me know he was done for the day, I told him to leave us alone for a while longer.
We went to that ice cream shop in the city that Dad loved. Ellis ended up in a sticky mess, but we had a great time.
I think Nina and Mason are having actual conversations now too. They seem to be managing the new routine without killing one another, at least.
I’ve not lost all hope on them.
Vinny’s driving me today. I left it too late putting fuel in my car, and it broke down on the bridge at Dunford. You’d think I’d learn. I told Vinny I was writing to you and felt so stupid the second the words left my mouth. Vinny being Vin, told me to say hi.
Dad really lucked out when he picked him.
This one’s going to be short, we’re nearly at the Montwell, and I better get Ellis awake and looking alert before Mason notices the danger nap I’ve just allowed him to have.
Wish me luck!
Soon,
Scarlet & Ellis
I close my mum’s diary and sigh, looking across at Ellis, who’s fast asleep beside me.
“All done, love?”
I look up at Vinny and smile. “For now. I should wake him up.”
“Youshould…”
I chuckle and shake my head. “You’re not so subtly putting ideas into my head, Vinny.”
“I’ve seen the monster after being woken up, that’s all.”
We park in the underground parking. Vinny grabs Ellis’s changing bag and pushchair out of the car while I wake him up. I let him snuggle into my chest, his fists clenching my bra strap at the sight of his pushchair.
My eyes scan the car park, spotting Elliot’s and Lance’s cars. The sight of the McLaren makes my heart somersault in my chest, and I look away.
“Are you okay carrying him, Scarlet?”
“I’m fine,” I tell Vinny over my shoulder, walking ahead and into the warmth of the building. It’s much quieter entering from this level, and I appreciate being able to bypass the main reception.
Vinny leans in and uses a key to call the elevator down.
It whirls, drawing Ellis’s head up. “What’s that noise, Ellis?”
He points to the steel doors, and I smile. “Clever boy.”
The doors slide open, and I take a step. Just one. Because my second is halted. Thrown off-kilter by the man standing in the waiting elevator.
“Lance.” Vinny steps by me and into the space. “You heading home for the day?”
