ONE THING KODI ADORED WAS WEDDINGS… But what she loved even more? A proper lie-in. And that was all she wanted right now — until Veronica, the bride-to-be, came barging in.
"Up! Up! Up!" Vee burst into the room, her excitement practically vibrating off the walls. "I’m gettin’ married!"
She jumped on Kodi’s bed, bouncing like a kid on Christmas.
"Oh, piss off," Kodi groaned, burying her head under the covers.
"No time for sleep, babes — we’ve got a wedding to plan!"
Kodi dragged herself up eventually, hair everywhere, blinking at Veronica like she was deranged.
"I’m gettin’ married!" Veronica sang again, prancing out the door.
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OUTSIDE THE GALLAGHER HOUSE… Fiona caught up with Kev, who was chain-smoking by the van, looking like the world was ending.
"How long does it take to get divorced?" Kev asked grimly.
"Don’t you need to be married first?" Fiona quipped, nicking his cig.
"I am married," he admitted.
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KEV leaned against the van, Steve and Fiona stood in front of him.
"I don’t even know where she is now — she were up Carlisle last I heard," Kev muttered.
"I know a decent solicitor, if you want," Steve offered.
"Behind her back? Why’ve you never told her?" Fiona demanded.
"Fuck knows," Kev sighed. "We were only married a year."
"You better tell her before she starts plasterin’ it all over the estate," Fiona warned.
Kev hesitated, then dropped the bomb.
"Being married ain’t even the worst part…"
Steve and Fiona stared.
"She’s… she’s Kodi’s mum."
Both of them just froze, jaws hitting the floor.
"Heyyy! There you are!" Veronica’s mum’s voice cut through the tension as she came down the path with Veronica and Kodi in tow, both smiling obliviously.
