Secrets by Viggiano Debbie

Author:Viggiano, Debbie [Viggiano, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-14T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Forty-Two

The Canada Companions were now in Toronto. Everybody was having a wonderful time – apart from Janey. She made sure a bright smile was firmly pasted on her face. To all intents and purposes she looked very happy. However, inside she felt like a piece of her had shrivelled and died. It had been bad enough losing Jake, but losing a second man was torture. Especially with him right here, by her side, wherever they went. She reprimanded herself. Pack it in. He was never yours to lose. You got the wrong end of the stick. You weren’t even dating each other! He’s just…a companion. Exactly what it says on the tin. A Canada companion.

Currently the Canada Companions were standing on the ground floor of the CN Tower. They were queueing for one of the high-speed elevators. Standing in front of Janey were Ruth and Rich, Amanda and James. Both couples were nose to nose. They couldn’t keep their hands off each other. Their constant loved-up giggles and public kisses intensified Janey’s misery over Garth.

‘Listen up, everybody,’ said Clive. ‘This queue is going to take another minute or two. I’ll tell you a bit of info while we’re waiting.’ He inclined his head and beamed at them all. Janey couldn’t imagine Clive as a vicar. He looked and sounded like a born-and-bred salesman. He certainly knew his stuff about the tourist sights. ‘This wonderful tower is a sheer stiletto that makes up part of the Toronto skyline. In a moment, we’ll all be stepping into a high-speed glass-fronted elevator. It’s going to whisk us up to the observation platform in just fifty-eight seconds.’

Janey wasn’t particularly good with heights. The thought of ascending almost fifteen-hundred feet in under a minute wasn’t making her feel any better.

‘You all right, gorgeous?’ asked Garth. ‘You look a tiny bit green to me.’

Janey nodded. Her heart skipped a beat at Garth’s endearment, but her head told her it meant nothing. ‘I’m a bit unsure about the glass wall in the elevator.’

‘Stand close to me. You won’t fall out. I’ll hold your hand if it makes you feel better.’

‘I’ll be fine, honest.’ Janey really didn’t want to hold Garth’s hand. She’d prefer to start distancing herself from him. Although right now that wasn’t possible, especially when the elevator arrived. The doors opened and instantly everybody surged forward, squashing together. Janey was pressed up against Garth’s gigantic body. She made herself go rigid but couldn’t ignore the sudden tingles zipping through her like forked lightning. Stop it, Janey! Think mundane thoughts! Her mind wandered back to the English newspaper she’d read on the flight to Toronto. A certain hard-nosed woman who made a living making inflammatory comments had upset the general public again. This time she’d declared depression didn’t exist. So-called sufferers should pull themselves together. Since discovering Garth was on a mission to win Emma back, Janey had indeed felt depressed. Tell me, Ms Big Mouth. How do you ‘pull yourself together’? Okay, Janey knew

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