A French Affair by Jennifer Bohnet

Author:Jennifer Bohnet [Bohnet, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781800483132
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Published: 2020-08-03T16:00:00+00:00

24

Tuesday morning and life was almost back to normal in the auberge. The guests had checked out and Fern had left Anouk and Scott chatting over breakfast on the terrace while she made a start on her after-guests routine of changing linen, cleaning bathrooms and vacuuming everywhere.

The weekend had been so good. Saturday and Sunday had been full of fun, laughter and food, so much food! And yesterday Scott had driven them down to Pont-Aven as he’d promised and they’d had a leisurely walk along the river there and then lunch in the hotel overlooking the estuary. The sun had shone, the tide had been in and, all in all, it had been a wonderful day.

Fern pushed the thought of how much she was going to miss Scott when he left out of her mind. Hopefully organising Anouk to move in with her would keep her busy. Not that Anouk had told her yet what she had decided. Fern was driving her home after lunch and would press her for a decision then. She hoped Anouk’s decision would be the one she was praying for.

Anouk was quiet as Fern helped her into the car after she’d said goodbye to Scott, who’d unexpectedly given Anouk a hug before walking her out to the car. Fern had packed up some food into a basket for Anouk to take home with her, not a lot but enough for a day or two, and placed it in the car. Scott had said he’d walk Lady and then spend time in the garden and read until she returned. Driving away, it was a strange feeling to see Scott standing in front of the auberge waving goodbye.

Anouk waved back. ‘Such a nice man,’ she said. ‘A kind man too.’

‘Yes, he is,’ Fern answered, concentrating on her driving and wondering how to broach the subject of moving. In the end, she decided to ask the question outright, but Anouk spoke first.

‘He likes you, you know.’

‘I like him too,’ Fern said warily. ‘We had a lovely weekend, didn’t we?’

‘I mean he likes you seriously,’ Anouk insisted. ‘And I think you like ’im too?’

‘Yes, of course I like him. And I hope he stays in touch when he leaves. But our lives are lived in different countries. He’s an American and he will be returning to New York soon and I live here in Brittany.’

‘You’re both single. There’s nothing stopping you getting together in either country. You’d like New York.’

Fern sighed. ‘I like it here. I don’t want to up sticks and move a thousand miles away. Moving here from England was traumatic enough,’ she said, deciding to change the conversation. ‘Now, what have you decided about moving in with me?’

Anouk was silent for several seconds. ‘I think we’d get on very well together, but I worry about saying yes. What ’appens if things change? You’re still a young woman. If you and Scott become a couple, or if not ’im, you meet someone else, who doesn’t want an old woman hanging around.

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