Fit For Love (Love Sparkles Book 2) by Julie Archer

Author:Julie Archer [Archer, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jewel & Black Publications
Published: 2019-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Ethan

Over the course of the next week, Cora and I trained every day. And she insisted on paying for each session. The South America trip was becoming more of a reality. She still stood firm on wearing the black wig, which made me laugh. But after that first session, when she’d been pretty open with me, she’d closed down again. When we talked, it was about something Mal or Piper had said or done, or she told me about her best friend, Louise. Where I thought we’d been getting to know each other better, it seemed she wanted to keep me at arm’s length. I’d also done a couple of sessions with Betsey, several taxi shifts and cleared an entire overgrown garden. I felt as if I needed a rest, or at least something to look forward to.

That night, the four of us were having dinner as we did most evenings, like some sort of family. We chatted about our days and I learned Cora had been helping Piper with some of her jewellery designs. She’d even had a go at making one of them, albeit not very successfully.

“See, if I tell punters Cora Appleby had made them, they’ll fly out of the online store,” joked Piper.

“Ugh, it will be easy to tell which ones I did. I’m the clumsiest when it comes to doing anything so delicate.”

I couldn’t imagine Cora being clumsy at all. She certainly hadn’t shown any sign of that during our workouts.

“Ah, but imagine the publicity. You can blog about it and we’ll sell out again.”

Piper was only teasing, but Cora’s expression shut down. I knew she hadn’t written anything since she’d arrived in Westbourne Water; that was one thing she had been prepared to share with me.

There was an uncomfortable silence until Mal broke it.

“It’s probably not going to be too long before I’m heading out on tour again,” he said, as he tucked into the chicken Piper had cooked. “The new stuff is nearly ready to record and I’ll need to put it out there.”

I thought I saw Piper’s face fall, but she didn’t say anything. “Really? I thought you’d be staying home a lot longer.”

Mal shook his head. “Boyd seems to think we need to strike while the iron’s hot. Get people to remember why they like me in the first place.”

In between jobs, when I’d been in the house, I’d heard some of Mal’s new material. There were times when I had to remind myself that my best friend was a well-known rock star. He wasn’t just the bloke I’d hung around with since we were teenagers. Although in the past it had stood me in good stead when it came to hooking up with his cast-offs.

My gaze drifted to Cora. Was that what she was? One of Mal’s cast-offs? I certainly didn’t see her like that. And the more time I spent with her, the more I wanted to know about her. Whether it was due to my current state

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