Made Up For Love by Julie Archer

Author:Julie Archer [Archer, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

The following morning Lydia awoke with a start as her phone rang and rang beside her. Bleary eyed, she squinted at the screen and saw Megan’s name flash up. She let out an audible groan. Megan was expecting her to be at home and ready to go and do the final sweep of the venue. As she was about to answer, it stopped ringing. Lydia sank back into the pillows in relief, only to have that shattered a few seconds later when it started again. There was no point in delaying the inevitable.

“Hey, Megan.”

“You are awake then.”

I am now, thought Lydia, although she restrained herself from saying it aloud. “Of course I am.”

“Good, so you’re ready to meet me now?”

“Um, not quite.”

“What do you mean ‘not quite’? I told you to get an early night when you got back from Scotland.”

“Well, there’s a bit of an issue with that. I’m still there.” Lydia paused and waited for the explosion on the other end of the phone.

She wasn’t disappointed as Megan ranted at her without pausing for breath, telling her she was the worst sister and daughter ever, how could she let her parents down, it was a special family occasion and did Lydia not know just how much work Megan had already put into the party? Lydia held the phone away from her ear, not needing to put it on speaker.

“Megan,” she said, when her sister finally finished speaking. “It’s not my fault. All the flights were cancelled because of the snow. It’s been on the news; didn’t you see it?” Lydia couldn’t believe that she would have missed it because Megan loved nothing more than being up to speed on everything, and that included the weather.

Her sister mumbled something that sounded like ‘if you were serious about helping, you’d have found a way home’, but Lydia chose to ignore it.

“In fact,” she said, “I had to be rescued by a charming man because I had no money to pay for a hotel room. We had lovely dinner together last night.”

“Lydia Hendrick! Did you ask a stranger to bail you out? Why didn’t you call me?”

Because you’d never have willingly let me loose with your credit card details. “I didn’t think to.” That part was true. Lydia had been so flustered by the whole thing that Megan had been the last person on her mind. “Could you do me a massive favour though, sis?” Lydia sucked in her breath, preparing for a flat no.

“Do you need some money?” Megan was nothing if not perceptive. “I know you were up there because Jacinta’s sick and I’m guessing a day’s work with Sadie Starr pays quite well, so I know I’ll get my money back quickly. How much do you need?”

Lydia couldn’t believe her ears: Megan offering her money without her having to beg. “Enough to pay for the hotel and repay my saviour with dinner. Oh, and if you’re feeling benevolent, some extra so I can look for a dress?” She might as well try her luck.

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