Feels Like Family – Jo Cox

Grace always needed something. Jess and Melissa had taken literally her pledge to support them with encouragement and often more practical tasks. Bob, even, was constantly on her back about something or other to do with professional development and teacher standards. Sofia, on the other hand, wanted very little if you discounted wonderful food, sex, and the occasional hand with Angie’s shopping or walking Percy.

She’d be waiting outside in the Mini every other Friday night with dinner prepared, and they’d ensconce themselves in their own world for two days. As the final day of term mercifully arrived, V was about three pounds heavier and finding her jeans were a little snug from all the pasta, but a whole load lighter in other areas for having some space—and some fun— even if it had meant a few late nights doing work and chores to make up the time.

“Mum, can I wear my Rudolph jumper today?” Grace already had it on and stood in the doorway flicking his red bobble nose. She’d paired it with jeans and the Converse Jess and Melissa had bought for her birthday. It had become a sort of annual tradition that they got a new pair, always in pink, and she loved them even though they clashed with the red sweater.

“You can wear whatever you like, so long as you hurry.” As V shooed her along the hallway, she tried to squeeze the button of her jeans at the same time. Both schools were having a casual clothing day as part of an entire district charity event. You paid a pound to wear whatever you liked, and it was coinciding with the end of term Christmas meal.

V tucked a coin into the pocket of Grace’s trousers and made sure she had one for herself, then pulled her winter coat from the peg. “Do you have everything?” “Yes. Don’t need a lunchbox, I’m having turkeeeey.”

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OceanofPDF.com INTRODUCTION While this book can be read as a standalone, it’s the sequel to my debut novel ‘Feels Like Home’, so you may want to start there. If you’ve already done that, great! I hope you enjoy being back with these characters again. I had great fun writing them on both occasions, and I couldn’t resist the chance to give V a story of her own. Spoiler alert: she doesn’t run off into the sunset with Jess, sorry to anyone who suggested it.

OceanofPDF.com 1 Staring at a wardrobe full of the same damn dress on repeat, V sucked her teeth. Picking the blue or green version shouldn’t be hard, and yet… Slamming it shut with a flourish, she fell forward onto the bed and buried her face in the duvet. Years of work to get here, to her first real proper teaching job, and all she could think about was what to wear.

Had she finally lost her mind? Had pages of student attainment statistics and lesson plans tipped her over the edge? Or was it the drone of “muuuum” from the hallway? “What’s up, sweetheart?” she mumbled, barely lifting her face as she swept a chunk of glossy red hair from her eyes. Sight was imperative if Grace were about to launch an attack, but she’d also freshly washed it as a confidence boost for her first day and wanted to save her efforts from sticky little fingers.

The hinges creaked as Grace inched open the door. “I can’t sleep.” She threw it wide now and bunny hopped across the floor. Then there was a little squeal as she flung herself at the bed. “I’m too excited.”

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