A Wedding at Mulberry Lane (The Mulberry Lane Series) by Rosie Clarke

Author:Rosie Clarke [Clarke, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786692474
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2017-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

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Peggy was conscious of a dull ache all over her body as she lay in her solitary bed that night. She’d lain crying for hours, feeling as if she’d been mortally wounded, the happiness she’d been glowing with ebbed away leaving a desert in its place. How could she go on living now that Able was gone? The pain of his loss was like a knife wound, causing her heart to bleed. She remembered his smile, the look in his eyes as he’d told her how much he loved her and the feel of his mouth on hers, the way their bodies fit and the agony curled up into a ball inside her. No one had ever loved her the way Able did and she didn’t know how she could get through life without him.

Able’s letter was unopened under her pillow. Peggy couldn’t bring herself to read the words, because it would be like turning a knife in the wound. She wanted him here beside her, holding her close and she knew it most likely would never happen again.

Yet missing wasn’t confirmed dead… Peggy tried to take comfort from the thought. Men did go missing and turn up again, but she knew in her heart that something was badly wrong. If Able were alive he would have contacted her somehow. His first thought would be for her. Peggy knew without a shadow of a doubt that if it were possible he would let her know… which meant that the most probable outcome was that he was dead.

She’d missed him and looked for him, but it had never occurred to her that something might have happened to him. He wasn’t at war. Why should he be killed?

Once or twice she’d wondered why he hadn’t been in; she’d even wondered if, as Laurie had implied, Able had tired of her once they’d had their weekend of love – but in her heart she’d known that Able’s love for her had been so much more. She’d just believed he would visit when he could. He had truly been a blessing in her life, coming to her at a time when she really needed it, but now he was gone and she felt dead inside.

Laurie had taken his suitcase into the spare bedroom. He was being considerate, as though he understood what she was suffering. Peggy had acknowledged his care in her mind, though she said nothing. She wasn’t sure about the future. Even before the terrible news, Peggy hadn’t been certain that she dare rip her life apart for her own selfish desires, but now she knew that if Able walked in the door and said come, she would go. Except it was never going to happen. Her lover was dead and her youth had flown. All she had left now were her children and grandchildren…

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