A Wedding at Sandy Cove by Bella Osborne

Author:Bella Osborne [Osborne, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2022-05-03T12:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Lucy had to admit she had quite enjoyed the afternoon treetop adventure including the drama that had played out with Brittany and Lorraine. The zip wires over the treetops had been spectacular and thanks to the flat topography of Norfolk she could see for miles as she’d whizzed through the air with her arms and legs in star formation. Despite scooping bark into her underwear every time she’d come to the end of a zip line it had been lots of fun.

A ranger had come to save Brittany and had carefully winched her down to the ground – like a budget air-sea rescue without the helicopter and waves. Back at the accommodation there was allotted time for lunch and perusal of the comedy items they had each bought as forfeits for a drinking game to be played later. It appeared Auntie Rita had ransacked her local Poundland and Midge had invested quite a bit of money on intricately locking handcuffs. Lucy and Ella’s joint contribution were the willie-shaped whistle and multiple willie straws.

Lorraine had arranged for a delivery of sandwiches which had arrived on large plastic platters and there was plenty for everyone. However, a lack of labelling was sending Lorraine into another meltdown but Lucy quite liked the lucky dip approach. Then again she wasn’t a vegan with a long list of allergies.

‘Coronation chicken,’ said Lucy, pointing to the sandwiches next to where she’d taken her latest one from.

Lorraine dashed over. ‘Any peanut?’

Lucy chewed carefully. ‘Absolutely no idea.’ Lorraine huffed and took another one off to dissect in the kitchen.

Brittany was curled up on one of the extra-large sofas sipping a glass of water. The sofa was a pale cream leather and Brittany’s complexion was a similar shade. Lucy went over. ‘How are you feeling?’ she asked.

Her expression was stony. ‘Like I’m living my worst nightmare but won’t wake up.’

‘Look at it this way. It can’t get any worse than fainting on a zip wire.’ Brittany’s eyebrows registered doubt. ‘Unless you have any other fears or phobias. Do you?’

‘Snakes and dentists.’

‘I can categorically confirm that there are none of those due to feature anywhere in the rest of the weekend apart from the dentist versus anaconda wrestling show this evening.’ Brittany looked alarmed. ‘I’m joking. Trust me every minute has been planned so if they were involved it would be documented somewhere in the orientation pack.’

There was the briefest of smiles. ‘I thought I liked surprises,’ mused Brittany. ‘Turns out I hate them with a passion. I like it when I’m surprising someone else. Perhaps I’m more like Lorraine than I’d like to admit.’ They both watched Lorraine who was frantically writing sandwich fillings on sticky notes and slapping them on sandwiches even though they were disappearing fast. Midge picked up a cheese sandwich, Lorraine took it off her, labelled it vegetarian and plonked it back on the platter.

‘I’m pretty sure there’s no one quite like Lorraine,’ said Lucy.

***

Ella felt bad about poor Brittany and the whole treetop

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