Blackpeak Station by Holly Ford

Author:Holly Ford [Holly Ford]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781775532835
Publisher: Random House New Zealand
Published: 2013-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

She was walking out of the vet’s the next day when she saw Rob. Her stomach clenched. He was dressed for work, looking — as he always did — slightly wrong in a suit and tie, the wavy gold hair she’d run her fingers through so many times tossed by the wind. Charlotte watched his face change as he saw her, too. For a moment, neither of them moved. Then, with what looked like a bit of an effort, he smiled.

‘Hey, Charlie. How are you?’

‘Good.’ She tried not to look into the familiar blue eyes. Oh, she hadn’t thought she’d feel this bad. It was hard work not to touch him.

He bent to stroke Fly’s head. ‘Been in the wars, eh girl?’

‘Cow kicked her in the shoulder,’ Charlotte explained. ‘She’s lucky — nothing broken, just badly bruised. Bit of rest, they say, and she should be good as new.’

‘You know I’m leaving tomorrow.’ Rob straightened. ‘I thought you might have rung to say goodbye.’

She studied the pavement. ‘I was going to.’

‘Right.’

They stood in silence. She ransacked her brain for something to say.

‘Well — I’d better get going. Take care of yourself, okay?’

Charlotte watched him turn, and start to walk away.

‘Don’t go.’

He turned back. ‘What did you say?’

She swallowed hard. ‘I said I’ll miss you.’

‘I miss you now.’ He gave her a sad half-smile. ‘Goodbye, Charlie.’

As he walked on, she opened the door of the ute and climbed in, the tears running down her cheeks.

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