Finding Hope at the Loch (Loch Lannick Book 7) by Hannah Ellis

Author:Hannah Ellis [Ellis, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hannah Ellis
Published: 2021-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

“She’s there again,” Lexie whispered to Nick as they followed the waiter through the restaurant.

“Who?”

“The woman with the hair.” She had a sinking feeling as the waiter moved in the direction of the dark-haired beauty and the blonde-haired guy. When the waiter seated Nick and Lexie at the table beside them, Lexie almost groaned out loud.

“All the women in here have hair,” Nick said as he took a seat.

Hushing him, Lexie tilted her head to the next table and glared at Nick. He got the point and shut up, taking the menu and opening it immediately. As he scanned the menu, Lexie couldn’t help but tune into the conversation on the next table. The woman was speaking loudly so it was hard not to.

“I thought she would have called,” she said, tapping her fingers on the table beside her phone, which lay face up on the bright white tablecloth.

“We only left this morning,” the man replied. “And if you call she’ll think you don’t trust her.”

“I’m worried it’s too much for her.”

“It’s a bookshop,” he said. “And it’s midweek. She probably only had a few customers. Amber said she’d check on her, and Josie was going to call in too. Your mum’s probably not been so social in years.”

“More like decades,” the woman said, the pitch of her voice rising slightly. “And I’m not sure it’s a good thing. What if she can’t cope with it?”

“She’ll be fine.” He reached across the table and laid a hand over hers. The concern in the woman’s features made Lexie feel guilty for eavesdropping.

“What are you having?” Nick asked.

“I’m not sure,” she replied, whipping her gaze to the menu. “What about you?”

“Can’t decide between the lemon chicken and a steak.”

“Shall we order both and share?”

He nodded eagerly. “That’s a good plan.”

They relaxed into an easy silence while they waited for the waiter to take their order. Lexie’s gaze roamed the restaurant. A couple nearby had clearly just got married; they were formally dressed and gazed at each other intensely as they sipped champagne. Tomorrow, that would be her and Nick. In twenty-four hours she’d be married. It felt very surreal.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the waiter taking their order, then Nick got carried away with telling her more about the history of Gretna Green.

While they ate, Lexie kept getting snatches of the conversation from the next table. When the woman spoke about feeling guilty for not telling her friends they were getting married, she felt a stab of empathy and thought of Elspeth. At least she’d confided in Leana before they left. She felt lighter knowing that she hadn’t kept her best friend in the dark and was buoyed by the fact that Leana had been so happy for her.

“You were in the lobby when we arrived today,” the dark-haired woman was saying.

Pulled from her trance, Lexie found the woman looking straight at her. Was she speaking to her?

“Are you getting married tomorrow too?” the woman asked.

“Yes,” Lexie replied.

“I heard the wedding planner asking about witnesses and I panicked.

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