A New Arrival at Cwtch Cove : An uplifting story about friendship, pregnancy and motherhood by Rachel Griffiths

Author:Rachel Griffiths [Griffiths, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cosy Cottage Books
Published: 2023-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Trudy

The drive to Tenby took forty minutes and during that time, Trudy and Alice talked nonstop. They discussed the people Alice had seen and caught up with around Cwtch Cove since her arrival two and a half weeks ago, her thoughts on what she would do next career wise and about her ideas for Trudy ’s website.

Trudy was driving and so she only glanced briefly at her daughter every so often, but she enjoyed listening to her. Not having had extended periods of time with Alice for years, it was nice to have this time together and she secretly hoped that Alice might decide to stay in Cwtch Cove long term. It would be good to have Alice around permanently, but she’d never put any pressure on her to be around because she was firmly of the belief that Alice needed to live her life for her and to have all the freedom she needed to stretch her wings and fly.

What she had noticed recently though was that Alice and Henry seemed to have some sort of spark between them. Henry was a handsome man and she could understand why her daughter might find him attractive but whatever it was that the two younger people were feeling, it was, she thought, more than just physical. Alice had spoken about Henry and what a nice person he was. They’d spent time together at the café on more than one occasion and Alice said that she found him really easy to talk to. Henry had also let things slip at the bakery when he’d told Trudy that Alice was a lovely person. Trudy was doing her best not to interfere and try to matchmake, but she did think that Alice and Henry could be good together.

When they reached the outskirts of Tenby, Trudy drove through the heavy iron gates of the residential home and parked in a rectangular bay. The care home was a red brick Victorian building that had once been a stately home. It had been renovated in the eighties and turned into a residential home for the elderly.

Eighty-three-year-old Edith Worthing had been in a residential home in Manchester but four years ago, she’d asked Trudy if she could move to one closer to Cwtch Cove. Not too close, she’d said, as she didn’t want to cramp Trudy’s style or to have hers cramped, but close enough that they could see each other more often. They’d decided upon the home in Tenby together and Edith seemed to be very happy there. She was a sprightly octogenarian and enjoyed the activities that the home offered like Zumba, salsa, sea swimming, creative writing, choir and bingo, to name but a few. The home boasted a busy itinerary for its residents and from what Trudy could see, her mum took part in everything she could. She certainly knew how to get the most out of life. Bernard Worthing, Trudy’s dad, had passed away eleven years earlier. He’d been a kind and gentle man and her parents had been devoted to each other throughout their marriage.

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