Celestial Land and Sea by Amy McLean

Author:Amy McLean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Books
Published: 2015-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

12

"Can you not wait two minutes?"

Miaow.

"Okay. Have it your way!" Harriet tipped the dry biscuits into the bowl and placed it back on the plastic mat. Bella brushed against her legs and went for her breakfast. "I'm going back to my own now, if that's okay with you, your Fluffy Highness!"

Bella crunched her way through the dish of food.

"Morning..." Grace shuffled into the room as Harriet was sopping up the last of the egg yolk with a slice of bread.

"Morning! Ready for your big date tonight?"

Grace had not been able to think about anything else all week, but she still didn't feel prepared. "Not exactly." She pulled out a chair and sat opposite Harriet. "I still need to shop for the food. I don't know what to offer him to drink, or how many options I should have prepared. I don't know what to wear. And I can't seem to—"

"Grace, relax! You'll be fine. From what I've heard, he seems like a genuine guy, and if that is the case, then he's not going to care about what you wear. It's pretty obvious he likes you. Try not to worry. Stay calm and just enjoy yourself."

"I suppose you're right. I'm just so nervous that I'm going to mess everything up. What if I burn the food, or—"

"When was the last time you burned a meal?"

"Well, I can't remember, but—"

"You'll be fine. I promise! What are you cooking, anyway?"

"I hadn't quite worked that out yet. I'm not entirely sure what he likes. I was thinking lasagne, or maybe spaghetti—"

"Classic! I'd definitely go with spaghetti. And then you can each take one end of a strand and suck your way up until your lips meet in the middle..."

"Harriet!" Grace tried to sound stern but she couldn't prevent herself from giggling at the image.

"I'm only saying!" She stood up and put her plate into the sink. "Right, I better get off."

"Where are you off to?"

"Shopping," she sighed. Unlike Grace, Harriet loved clothes shopping. "The shops are going to be packed, but I don't have much choice. I completely forgot the Christmas party at work this evening. There's still a month until Christmas; I don't know why they couldn't put it off for a few weeks. I suppose it's cheaper for them to do it earlier, but it means I wasn't on the ball with making sure I had something to wear in time."

"Why don't you just wear something that's already in your wardrobe?"

Harriet laughed. "That would probably be the sensible thing to do, wouldn't it? No, I wouldn't feel right. Besides, I've had my eye on a particular dress for a while now and I'm hoping it's still available in my size. I'll need some new shoes too, of course. And maybe a new bag as well. Oh, this is going to take all day. And don't worry, I'm staying over at Daniel's tonight, so I won't be in your way."

They'd agreed that Andy would arrive at seven, which would give her plenty

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