A Christmas Wish on Arran: The cozy BRAND NEW festive Scottish romance to warm your heart this Christmas (Scottish Romances Book 4) by Ellie Henderson

Author:Ellie Henderson [Henderson, Ellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Choc Lit Contemporary Romance: A Joffe Books Company
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

‘Good luck with the meetings,’ said Beth. They walked into the school’s entrance hall, decorated with streamers and tinsel, where lots of parents and carers were waiting. She spotted Freya, who was waiting with Murray, and gave her a wee wave.

‘You are actually on time.’ Freya was incredulous. ‘That is all down to you, Beth. Thank you. I wish you knew how glad I am that you’ve come into our lives. We are so much happier and on time for things. Isn’t that right Jim?’

Beth gave a gusty laugh. ‘I don’t think anyone has ever said that to me before. You’re making me blush.’ She turned to look at Murray. ‘Hope you get a good report from all your teachers. I’m sure you will. I’ve been telling your dad how much I’ve enjoyed working with you on the newspaper.’

Murray gave her a small smile, then shrugged his shoulders. She watched as he scuffed his feet following Freya, who had started to march along the corridor. What was it about kids and parents’ evenings? They always got so worried and anxious, and she knew Murray had no reason to be. Then she reminded herself that she had been exactly the same at that stage.

‘Right I hope your sessions go well too, Beth. I better keep up.’ Jim was full of mock horror as he gestured after Freya and Murray. ‘I’m sure our paths will cross again.’

‘Most definitely. I’m going up to the English department. See you there.’ Beth followed the signs that took her down a corridor and to the large classroom. Here she was to take up a small corner with examples of the kids’ work they’d produced over the past couple of weeks. It was incredible the amount of progress they had made in such a short space of time. Although she didn’t have to be on hand at the parents’ evening, as she wasn’t a teacher, she had offered in case any of the parents wanted to see and hear about some of the extracurricular work their children had been doing. Beth was extremely proud of what they had achieved with their newspaper. She busied herself, laying out printed copies on a table, along with some laminated photographs of the kids in action at meetings, discussing ideas and typing up their stories.

‘Hi Beth,’ said a voice behind her. She didn’t need to turn around to know who it was.

‘Daisy.’ Beth was genuinely delighted as she spun round and moved around the table towards her, reaching over for a hug. ‘It’s so good to see you. I’m glad you came over to say hello. How are you? How’s it going?’ Beth gave a conspiratorial wink. Daisy had told her last week she was worried she would get a bad report — she tended to talk too much in class.

‘Mmm.’ Daisy twirled a lock of hair absent-mindedly. ‘Okay, I suppose.’

‘That sounds a bit ominous.’ Beth looked at her in concern.

‘It’s English that I’m worried about.’ Daisy glanced across at a teacher who was on the other side of the room, in full flow with another parent.

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