Forever, Plus One by Sophie Love

Author:Sophie Love [Love, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sophie Love
Published: 2017-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

They decided against taking the car, instead taking in the sights of Falmouth by foot.

“This is the River Fal,” Roy explained, his arm looped through Chantelle’s.

“It’s so pretty here,” Chantelle replied.

The streets were narrow, cobbled in places and lined on both sides by three-story white townhouses. Bright bunting criss-crossed the high street, which was peppered by market stalls.

Emily’s attention was drawn to a glass-fronted store, displaying several artworks in its windows. Each painting depicted the beauty of Cornwall, of its harbors and cliffsides, of its rolling green fields and sparkling brooks.

“These are wonderful,” Emily exclaimed. She read the signage in the window aloud. “Stocking art from internationally acclaimed Falmouth-inspired artists, from Charles Napier Hemy, Dorothea Tanning, and Henry Moore to today’s Tacita Dean and David Nash.” She turned to her father. “I can see why you chose to settle here. That’s an impressive roll call!”

Roy chuckled. “Oh yes. Even Turner was a regular visitor to Falmouth. The town has a very rich artistic heritage.” Then he added, “Now, we’d better head down to the docks. Daniel needs his fix.”

Everyone laughed as they ambled along happily, heading in the direction of the water.

“A pier!” Chantelle exclaimed enthusiastically.

“This is the Prince of Wales Pier,” Roy explained. “And just over there we have the new quay and the National Maritime Museum.”

“There’s so much to do here,” Daniel enthused.

“Indeed,” Roy confirmed. “We also have many festivals, my favorite being the Falmouth Oyster Festival.”

“Like father, like daughter,” Daniel quipped. “Emily loves her seafood!”

Emily rubbed her stomach. “I miss it so much. I can’t stomach it at the moment, not while Baby Charlotte’s on board.”

“Not to worry,” Roy said. “There are plenty of other restaurants and cafes we can eat at. What do you feel like having for lunch?”

Chantelle had already spotted somewhere, and she pointed ahead. Emily looked to where she was indicating and saw a small black van with a picture of a pig on the side.

“You want sausages for lunch?” Emily said with a laugh.

Chantelle nodded enthusiastically. They went over to the van and ordered everyone some food. To Emily’s surprise it was actually very good quality. She’d been expecting a greasy hotdog but what she received was in fact a delicious, thick sausage in two slices of sourdough bread. It was delicious. Both she and Baby Charlotte were very satisfied.

“I love being in a new country,” Chantelle gushed.

Emily smiled at her daughter. She seemed enamored by the place, by the brand new experience of being abroad, and Emily was grateful to have been able to give her some happy memories to treasure. Emily herself felt like she was in a dream. She was so happy to be with her father again, this time experiencing his world, his life, the place he had kept her from for over twenty years. Every time she glanced up and caught sight of him it almost struck her with surprise. She was so relieved to be back with him. But at the same time she was still worried about the change in his appearance.

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