New Arrivals at Mulberry Lane (The Mulberry Lane Series) by Rosie Clarke

Author:Rosie Clarke [Clarke, Rosie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786692993
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Published: 2018-12-03T23:00:00+00:00

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‘I’m sorry to see you go,’ Rosemary told Janet when she gave her a basket filled with vegetables from the garden that had been stored over winter. ‘Although, I can tell you now that I’m going to be married – perhaps in the summer so that that the boys can enjoy the wedding and a seaside holiday – and then we’ll have a trip to Scotland nearer to next Christmas… Mack treats the boys as if they were his own and they all like skiing and hill walking. We can’t go to Austria at the moment. He’s a bit doubtful of Switzerland, because they’re neutral and that means we could meet Germans there so we’ll try Scotland… We can walk and enjoy the good food, salmon and game, even if the skiing isn’t brilliant…and there will be lovely log fires and good whisky.’

‘I suspected marriage might be on the cards for you,’ Janet said and hugged her. ‘Thanks so much for havin’ me all this time. I’m feeling a bit better, so I’ll go home and give Mum a hand – and I’ll look for a place of my own. It’s time I went to work I think…’

‘Yes, I had the same idea, but Mack had others and I gave in for the sake of the boys… they miss having a father and they’ve been happier since Mack started coming round. I like him an awful lot, but he isn’t John – if you understand what I mean?’

‘Do you love him?’ Janet asked.

‘I like him a lot and I enjoy being with him,’ Rosemary said in her forthright manner, as honest as always. ‘He’s attractive, a good lover and very attentive – and he gives me all the things I was missing. I don’t feel the way I did when I first married John, but I don’t think it’s necessary to be madly in love. I’m older now and I want the kind of life I would have had if John had lived. Mack will take me dancing, to the theatre and for holidays abroad once the war is over…’

‘I understand, well, I hope you’ll be very happy, Rosemary.’

‘I intend to be,’ she said and kissed her cheek. ‘We’re staying in the house. Mack is going to sell his property and we’ll buy a flat in London – or something overseas when this nonsense is finished… Mack’s aunt has a house in the south of Spain and he enjoys the life there.’

Janet nodded, turning to greet Ryan, who had finished stacking her luggage in the car and was waiting for her.

‘Maggie wants to sit in the front – shall you have her on your lap or take turns?’ he asked with a smile.

‘Oh, I’ll let her have a turn until we stop. She’ll get tired later and want to sleep on the back seat. Bye, Rosemary, thank you so much for having me to stay.’ She hugged her and Maggie gave her the small box of chocolates they’d managed to buy as a parting gift.

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