A Rekindled Passion by Penny Jordan

Author:Penny Jordan [Jordan, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488080920
Publisher: Harlequin Presents
Published: 1989-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

SOME stubborn impulse Kate didn’t really want to admit to kept her out much longer than she had said and, sitting in a small café she had found, she decided that, rather than go back to Joss’s apartment and face the possibility of being confronted a second time by Lucille’s jealous resentment, she might as well go straight to Sophy and John’s.

She wiled away the intervening time window-shopping and then having a light snack in another café, before giving in to the extravagance of taking a taxi to Sophy’s.

In the event, because of the traffic, she was not much earlier than they had arranged.

The apartment Sophy and John had bought in a brand new Dockside development was familiar to Kate from an earlier visit, but once again she couldn’t help marvelling at the way the old building had been converted and the whole area turned into a highly desirable residential district.

Sophy and John’s apartment complex included a large private sports centre complete with swimming pool. A whole rash of new and very upmarket shops selling everything from home-made French bread to every type of exotic fruit and vegetable imaginable gave testimony to the wealth and life-style of the inhabitants of the area.

Sophy answered the door to Kate’s knock, almost dragging her inside and hugging her enthusiastically. Both she and John were sun-tanned from their honeymoon, and Kate reflected as she looked at her daughter that she had never seen her looking so well and happy.

‘I’m sorry I’m a bit early…’

‘Don’t be,’ Sophy told her firmly. ‘Let’s go into the sitting-room and have a glass of wine. We thought we’d get a take-away later, but we haven’t ordered anything because we weren’t sure what you’d fancy. There are three or four places near here.’

‘I’m not hungry at the moment,’ Kate told her, accepting the glass of chilled wine John poured for her, and following Sophy out on to the large terrace that overlooked the river.

‘Where are you staying?’ Sophy asked conversationally, as John disappeared into the kitchen to fill her glass and his own.

Kate took a deep breath. She had gone over and over in her mind all week how best to introduce the purpose of her visit, and now suddenly she knew that the simplest way was to tell the truth.

‘I’m staying with Joss Bennett,’ she said as casually as she could.

The effect on Sophy was immediate and electric.

‘John’s mother’s cousin!’ Her mouth dropped as she stared at her mother. ‘But, Ma…’

John had returned with their own drinks and looked as confused as Sophy.

‘Sophy, there’s something I have to tell you,’ she said quietly, reaching out to touch her daughter’s arm There was no easy way to do this. ‘Joss Bennett is your father.’

She bit her lip as she saw the colour drain from Sophy’s face, but, much as she ached to hold her, she forced herself not to move as John went quickly to Sophy’s side and held her tightly.

‘I’m sorry. I know it’s a shock, but there’s no easy way to tell you any of this.

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