Coming Home to Roseford Villas by Fay Keenan

Author:Fay Keenan [Keenan, Fay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books

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Rory, returning to the chalet, showered and settled down for a few hours on the manuscript. She’d loved being with Leo, but she needed to focus on the real reason she’d come here. She grabbed her notes from the Roseford Hall archives and started work, fleshing out the story of the growing relationship between her two fictional historical protagonists, and giving them the voices that had been singing in her head ever since she’d decided to write the story. It was a relief to have the distraction from what was going on in her romantic life.

But now wasn’t the time to be thinking about Leo. She had a book to write, and plenty of things to write about. Grabbing a cup of coffee, she settled back down to the table, and before she knew it, she’d written two chapters of the historical story, words flying from her fingertips. She felt the ebb and flow of the ideas as she worked, teasing out the subtleties of her characters, and drawing upon her research where she could. After another hour she was satisfied, and saved her work.

As she shut her laptop, her stomach growled. She realised she’d basically been surviving on cake and pastries and decided it was definitely time to do some shopping. The chalet had a decent-sized fridge and an ice box, so she locked up and set out for the nearest supermarket.

Having taken a lightning trip to the supermarket in the early evening and restocked the chalet, she buckled down to work again. She felt her fingers falling into the now accustomed routine of typing, and the words flying from her brain and onto the screen. This time, she focused on telling the contemporary love story, and spent an hour or so alternately smiling and wincing over the collection of photographs that she’d tucked into one of her diaries. The vibrant yellow Von Dutch T-shirt and low-slung cargos she rocked in one snapshot made her wince, although she had to confess that Leo had looked great in a David Beckham-esque pairing of dark blue scruffy Diesel T-shirt and baggy jeans. May Y2K fashion never rear its head again, she thought, noting the pink velour leisurewear her best mate from school wore in another picture. Some looks deserved to be consigned to history.

Before she knew it, dusk was falling. Her phone pinged with a message, and she smiled to see it was Leo, asking if it was all right to come over. She was pleased that he asked permission and didn’t just land on her doorstep. The fact that she was living at the bottom of the garden and was his tenant for the summer could potentially prove awkward, but it was a good sign that he respected her space. Texting a quick ‘Yes,’ she just about had time to brush her hair and squirt on a bit of deodorant before there was a knock at the door.

‘Hi,’ he said softly. He was brandishing a bottle of fizz, and he set it down on the table as she opened the door.

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