Ellie's Return by Pierce Bronagh

Author:Pierce, Bronagh [Pierce, Bronagh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-14T07:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Just after Tom arrived at the house, Ellie pulled up outside too. She had gone to his office to see him, not believing that he was away on a trip but knowing she would not now see him this evening at Lola’s business event. When she got Lola’s call, Ellie had already asked Claudia if she could borrow her car for the weekend to get away. She was half thinking of asking Claudia if she wanted to go with her to see some old friends but she was afraid that the invitation might have some romantic overtones that she did not intend. When the call came from Lola she thought the invitation was a great idea, not because she wanted to go and learn anything from Lola but because she knew that if she was expected there Tom and Lola would have to be in different places and Lola would be confined to one for the whole evening. Coming to the house now was fine, because Lola would be waiting for her at the shop, and anxious to talk to her before revealing the address they needed to go to. Ellie had got to the busy street where Tom’s office was and had seen him come out and get into the metallic silver Bentley Continental GT that Lola had grudgingly agreed fitted the profile he needed to have for his business. It was one of the few things in life that gave him some pleasure these days, although he was aware that any vehicle which could get him away from Lola at weekends would have a place in his heart. Ellie had been able to wait to see where he went and had time to turn around and follow him. She suspected she knew where he was going, but when he stopped in at a retail park she pulled in too, since if he did not live in the same house anymore she would lose him now if she were not careful.

He looked very much the same in many ways, but he carried himself differently, or something about him was not the same. She wondered if was having a bad day because his demeanour always used to be so breezy and upbeat, but he looked bowed down, unhappy with his lot. When he went into a pharmacists and a couple of other shops, Ellie thought of a couple of things she needed too but decided that a meeting in a shop was going to lead to him storming off and then she might not find him, so she would bide her time. She had not decided whether she would confront him at all, much less what she would say. She had come back from Venice not knowing what she would say if she could see him, and that was before she knew about his new relationship. There was no doubt, mostly just because of how hard Lola had tried to avoid her, that there was something not quite right about the whole scenario, and that alone made it worth at least speaking to him.

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