Rough Diamond by Kathryn Ledson

Author:Kathryn Ledson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781742537559
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Published: 2012-11-30T05:00:00+00:00

On Saturday morning I headed out for a power walk. On the way to the Tan I passed a couple of sporting fields. There were lots of people around. I liked watching people as I walked. I liked watching them play with their dogs, and families having fun on bikes, and I especially liked the big, handsome football players training on the oval. I was surprised to see them there today though, in January. A charity match? I wandered over to the fence and watched for a while. Lines of fans were thick around the periphery, yelling and shouting. ‘Don’t tell me you’re a Collingwood supporter,’ a voice behind me said.

I whipped around, ready to clobber whoever was using such insulting language. It was Charlie Heiner!

‘No,’ I said. ‘No! Are you?’

‘I am.’ He was grinning, so handsome.

‘Well, that does it. I’ll never go out with you, Charlie Heiner.’ I stamped my foot and pouted. How does he do it? Cause me to flirt like an idiot simply by smiling at me?

He made a sad face.

I giggled.

‘There’s a charity dinner on Saturday night at Crown. It’s to raise money for kids with cancer.’

‘Thanks, but I don’t think so.’

‘Please? It’s a great cause and I’d love it if you’d come. Jack won’t give me your number.’ He made another sad face and I felt suddenly annoyed with Jack for being such a meany. And he had Caroline. And Charlie was so handsome and nice and, well, he seemed kind of upset that I’d said no.

‘Well . . .’

A huge grin broke across his face. ‘I’ll pick you up at seven. What’s your address?’

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