Becoming Maddie (The Casterhouse series Book 1) by Hannah Gittins Page B
Authors: Hannah Gittins
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if you picked the wrong flavour and there was actually a better one to be had.
“Let’s head inside and see what flavours there are to pick from.” said Sarah having clearly dealt with this serious thinking before.
“I know what I am having.” Ethan said excited.
“Oh yeah?” Maddie asked.
He nodded at her. “I am having chocolate. I always have chocolate. Don't I mum?” he asked Sarah, tugging on his mother’s hand.
“Yes son, you always have chocolate.” she smiled down at her son letting her hand rest on his head before he ran to catch up with Aiden. He was being dragged along by Rosie who was desperate to see what flavours there were to pick from.
“It makes me sad.” Sarah said softly.
Maddie watched the three of them walk into the shop and sighed. She really was stuck with Aiden for the ice cream trip.
“Why does it make you sad?” Maddie asked Sarah softly.
Her friend started walking slowly towards the shop her head down.
“Ethan misses his Dad badly. Rosie's lucky cause she is so young and just wants to play with her dolls with me.” Sarah said again in a quiet tone.
“Ethan has you too though.” Maddie said.
“Oh I know he does.” Sarah said as they reached the shop door. “But a boy’s mum is not the same as a boy's dad. I think that's why he loves football so much cause he has the Coach.”
Maddie looked into the room watching as Ethan talked to the Coach as if he didn’t need to pause for breath. Aiden was looking down listening to him while he held Rosie up in the air so that she could see into the cabinet full of ice cream.
“It is good that he has that.” Maddie said. “But he will never replace his father and a boy will always need his mum.”
“You’re right.” Sarah almost whispered then louder. It’s hard for him not having his Dad around to do male stuff with. I know he loves me and when his Dad is home they have the time of their lives, I just worry.”
Maddie thought about what Sarah was saying is Ethan sucked up the attention Aiden was giving him. It seemed to her that there might be something bigger going on. Something that her friend might want to talk about when they are alone.
It was clearly getting close to time when Maddie should invite Sarah around for a glass of wine and a chat.
“I think he is doing great Sarah.” Maddie said carefully. “Ethan seems to have people he can lean on but if you want to talk about it anytime just come across the hall.”
Whilst talking Maddie had reached out to squeeze her friends hand.
Sarah blinked quickly and swallowed before squeezing back.
“What flavour are you going to have?” Sarah asked louder breaking the moment.
Maddie could see that she didn’t want to talk about it anymore so she let Sarah have that play.
They walked in and stood next to the group. Maddie made sure that she had Sarah and Ethan between herself and Aiden. This caused him to give a half smile that said he knew what she had done. He winked at her then glanced away.
“Have chocolate!” Ethan almost shouted at her.
“Let her pick her own flavour.” Sarah said calming the young boy down a bit.
Rosie ignored all of this and carried on studying all the choices in the cabinet. Turning to look in to it too Maddie could see why it was talking her so long. There really was row upon row of ice cream in an array of colours. Reading each of the tags next to the tubs she discovered some flavours that she had never even heard of before.
“I can’t believe you have not been here before Maddie.” Sarah said still surprised after hearing this earlier at the football game. “How can you live in this town and not have been here before?!”
“You haven't been to Mario’s before?” Ethan gasped.
Laughing Maddie turned to the group having still not made her choice only to find Aiden staring at her with the same look he
“Let’s head inside and see what flavours there are to pick from.” said Sarah having clearly dealt with this serious thinking before.
“I know what I am having.” Ethan said excited.
“Oh yeah?” Maddie asked.
He nodded at her. “I am having chocolate. I always have chocolate. Don't I mum?” he asked Sarah, tugging on his mother’s hand.
“Yes son, you always have chocolate.” she smiled down at her son letting her hand rest on his head before he ran to catch up with Aiden. He was being dragged along by Rosie who was desperate to see what flavours there were to pick from.
“It makes me sad.” Sarah said softly.
Maddie watched the three of them walk into the shop and sighed. She really was stuck with Aiden for the ice cream trip.
“Why does it make you sad?” Maddie asked Sarah softly.
Her friend started walking slowly towards the shop her head down.
“Ethan misses his Dad badly. Rosie's lucky cause she is so young and just wants to play with her dolls with me.” Sarah said again in a quiet tone.
“Ethan has you too though.” Maddie said.
“Oh I know he does.” Sarah said as they reached the shop door. “But a boy’s mum is not the same as a boy's dad. I think that's why he loves football so much cause he has the Coach.”
Maddie looked into the room watching as Ethan talked to the Coach as if he didn’t need to pause for breath. Aiden was looking down listening to him while he held Rosie up in the air so that she could see into the cabinet full of ice cream.
“It is good that he has that.” Maddie said. “But he will never replace his father and a boy will always need his mum.”
“You’re right.” Sarah almost whispered then louder. It’s hard for him not having his Dad around to do male stuff with. I know he loves me and when his Dad is home they have the time of their lives, I just worry.”
Maddie thought about what Sarah was saying is Ethan sucked up the attention Aiden was giving him. It seemed to her that there might be something bigger going on. Something that her friend might want to talk about when they are alone.
It was clearly getting close to time when Maddie should invite Sarah around for a glass of wine and a chat.
“I think he is doing great Sarah.” Maddie said carefully. “Ethan seems to have people he can lean on but if you want to talk about it anytime just come across the hall.”
Whilst talking Maddie had reached out to squeeze her friends hand.
Sarah blinked quickly and swallowed before squeezing back.
“What flavour are you going to have?” Sarah asked louder breaking the moment.
Maddie could see that she didn’t want to talk about it anymore so she let Sarah have that play.
They walked in and stood next to the group. Maddie made sure that she had Sarah and Ethan between herself and Aiden. This caused him to give a half smile that said he knew what she had done. He winked at her then glanced away.
“Have chocolate!” Ethan almost shouted at her.
“Let her pick her own flavour.” Sarah said calming the young boy down a bit.
Rosie ignored all of this and carried on studying all the choices in the cabinet. Turning to look in to it too Maddie could see why it was talking her so long. There really was row upon row of ice cream in an array of colours. Reading each of the tags next to the tubs she discovered some flavours that she had never even heard of before.
“I can’t believe you have not been here before Maddie.” Sarah said still surprised after hearing this earlier at the football game. “How can you live in this town and not have been here before?!”
“You haven't been to Mario’s before?” Ethan gasped.
Laughing Maddie turned to the group having still not made her choice only to find Aiden staring at her with the same look he
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