A Daughter's Christmas Wish (Choc Lit) by Victoria Cornwall

Author:Victoria Cornwall [Cornwall, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Holiday, Historical, 20th Century, Women, War & Military
ISBN: 9781781894361
Google: nHl1DwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Choc Lit
Published: 2018-11-19T18:30:00+00:00

The bay was no more than seven miles from Wadebridge, but to Rose, who had no transport of her own, it may as well have been fifty. Nicholas parked his car some way from the beach and got out. He walked around the bonnet and opened the car door for her.

‘I want to see him alone.’

Nicholas watched her beneath hooded lids as she got out. ‘I understand. I will be waiting for you.’

Rose stood for a moment and inhaled the sea air. At least the short walk to the beach would give her some time to be alone, before finally coming face to face with the man she once loved. She glanced at Nicholas and found he was still watching her. Saying goodbye to him as if it was just another day seemed inappropriate somehow, but what farewell would suffice in such circumstances? In the end neither of them spoke and she set off towards the beach, knowing Nicholas would be watching her until she was no longer in sight.

Eventually the bay came into view. Rose paused and took a deep breath, taking some comfort from the fact that it had changed little since her last visit. The stretch of golden sand was far wider today, as the tide was out and had exposed the full width of the beach. In the far distance, to her right, was the lapping tide, fringed with white water, whilst at the far southern end, rising up from the sand, was Brae Hill. Its green, steep, rounded bulk appeared out of place in a land of sand and sea. On the left, windswept sand dunes shielded the beach from cold, damp easterly winds. There was no sign that Christmas was approaching here.

Rose noticed the solitary figure of a man on the beach and recognised the familiar shape. It immediately stirred old emotions best suited to a young girl looking for love. With a stab of sadness, she realised she was no longer that naive girl she had once been. She mustered her courage and forced herself to take the first step of many which would take her to him.

As she walked across the sand to meet him, he did the same. It had been well over two years since she had last seen his face. He looked the same, yet it felt as if he was a stranger. He was not as tall as she remembered and his shoulders were less broad. Had war done this too him, or had his absence changed her memory of him? She had always believed Nicholas and Sam shared the same build, but today it appeared that Sam was the slighter of the two. His face carried far more years than the two that had passed as his features were etched with dark shadows she had not seen before. Was this the result of the horrors of war, or did shell shock leave its own unique lasting mark? His tentative smile unlocked another wave of emotions from deep inside her, each linked to memories she had fought hard not to forget.

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