A Small Town Affair by Chrissie Loveday

Author:Chrissie Loveday [Loveday, Chrissie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Endeavour Media
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The feeling of sickness persisted the next morning and Georgie was now convinced that she must be pregnant. She hadn’t slept well and had lain still for much of the night, not wanting to disturb Jay or let him see she was worried. Fortunately, he left the caravan early so she was able to get up slowly and deal with the waves of nausea that were assailing her body. She hated being sick at the best of times and this certainly wasn’t one of the best. She absolutely must get a pregnancy test kit as soon as possible. The opportunity to talk simply hadn’t happened the previous evening. Jay fell asleep almost immediately. Should she say anything about the baby or wait till the confessions were out of the way?

The police rang to report their progress or lack of it.

‘I’m sorry to say Madame, but we have found no trace of your car. We’ve got alerts out nationwide and the local ports are also on the lookout. We’ll keep you posted.’

‘Thank you. It’s very upsetting to think this can happen in such a quiet village.’

‘Way of life these days, I’m afraid. Did you get any joy from the insurance?’

‘Not yet, I’m afraid. Thanks for your efforts.’

‘You still look a bit pale,’ Audrey told her when she arrived at the café. ‘Are you all right?’

‘Just worried about my car I suppose. I didn’t sleep well.’

‘If you want me to call Wendy in, I can do. You look as if you need a rest.’

‘I’m fine. Besides, I need the money if I’m honest. They say two can live as cheaply as one but it doesn’t seem to work out that way.’

It was late afternoon, as she was finishing work, she saw the large car driving up the hill towards the hotel. She recognised the model and colour. She watched as a man and woman went into reception. Her parents had arrived.

‘Oh heavens, no,’ she muttered.

‘What is dear?’ Audrey asked. ‘I’m getting quite concerned about you. You look as if you’ve seen a ghost.’

‘I have, in a way. Someone I know has just driven up to the Clarence. Look, do you think I could leave in a minute? The rush is over but it means I shall be leaving you with extra clearing up.’

‘You get off dear. I’ll finish up now. It’s almost closing time anyway.’

‘Thank you so much. Sorry. I’ll make up the time another day.’

‘Don’t worry about it. You do your fair share of the work every day. You go. And I hope it’s good news.’

She dashed off and almost ran up the hill, desperate to get there before her cover was totally blown. She was praying that Jay hadn’t met them and that they had told him who she was. She was panting with the effort and cursing herself that she hadn’t followed her instincts and told him the truth last night. She rushed into reception, unaware that she still wore the silly cap and her Beach Café tee-shirt.

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