Love, Life & Vodka: A Laugh Out Loud Beach Read about Friendship, Relationships and All the Chaos In Between by Natasha Black

Author:Natasha Black [Black, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SisterScribe Publishing
Published: 2024-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

SEDUCTRESS BE GONE

Mallorca, Spain

It transpired that vodka didn’t help. It didn’t help at all. In fact, if the mission had been to sail through Salsa with integrity, dignity and an air of casual aloofness towards Robert, then using vodka as a tool to achieve this was a gross misjudgement on Kate’s part.

It had been fourteen days since the last class. After fourteen long agonising days spent in disbelief and confusion, there was no way Kate was ever going to go back. Thankfully, she’d come on her period last Tuesday—for real this time—and by somewhat dramatising the pain and agony, successfully managed to extricate herself from going. But now it was Tuesday again and she needed to come clean. Well, not clean, clean. She just needed to tell him she didn’t want to go anymore. Yet the thought of bringing up the subject left Kate troubled and in desperate need of a distraction. Besides, she had hours to kill before they’d have to leave for class.

She decided to reorganise the books in the playroom. The bookshelf was simple. The grain was dark red, carved from reclaimed railway tracks, then polished to enhance its natural beauty. Whilst not ornate, it had been specially commissioned so that it hugged the entire left-hand side of the playroom and gave the room a rustic yet homely feel. Pulling off all the books and the occasional cuddly toy that resided there, Kate dumped everything onto the floor. Taking a seat at the girls’ arts and crafts table, she suddenly felt daunted by the task at hand. What had seemed like a good idea at first, now felt overwhelming, as she surveyed the piles of books spewed all over the floor. However, experience had taught her that when her mind was whirling and life felt out of control, focusing on colour coding proved to be a calming exercise. Having spent the last two weeks doing all the other cupboards in the house, the only room left was the playroom. Looking at all the books, Kate couldn’t decide whether it was better to put them in order of height, which would be aesthetically pleasing, or go with her usual colour coding. Perhaps, she thought, with a sudden flash of inspiration, she could organise them by both? Ooh, it had never been done before; a challenge with the potential to divert her current obsessive thoughts to safe, practical, yet still obsessive thoughts. Absorbed in processing the dilemma at hand, whilst recognising her OCD had officially taken over, she didn’t hear David enter … until he gasped.

She watched as his mouth dropped open, his eyes grew wide, and then a look of acceptance washed over him. There was no comment. This was not an unfamiliar scene. Kate seemed to be on a mission these days, and it felt like every time he walked into a room, she was emptying cupboards or rearranging something. Perhaps it was some sort of nesting mode? Maybe she wants another baby? He thought, as a flicker of excitement shot through him.

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