Single All the Way: An unputdownable and uplifting Christmas romance by Karen King

Author:Karen King
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781838880729
Publisher: Bookouture

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Sunday, 21 December

Meg

The celebrations at Rose’s had gone on late, so Meg had fallen into a heavy sleep the moment her head had hit the pillow. It was the first time she’d crashed out like that since she and Oliver had split. When she finally woke, at just gone eight the next morning, she lay there for a while going over the previous day’s events. Oliver coming down to see her had finalised things. They were over. There was no going back.

The knowledge made her feel incredibly sad. They had loved each other so much. Still did. How could it all be gone?

If only Oliver had been honest at the beginning, before she had fallen in love with him, before they’d got married. Yes, it would have hurt, but not as much as this, seven years on.

You’ve got to pull yourself together, Meg. Get on with your life.

A tap on the door dragged her out of her thoughts. ‘Want a cuppa?’

‘Yes, please,’ she replied.

She remembered accepting Leo’s invitation for a drink later today and that she was going to ask her mum if she wanted to come too. She didn’t want to leave Mum home alone; although she was putting a brave face on things, Meg knew that she was still working through some complicated emotions.

There was another tap on the door a few minutes later and Mum came in carrying a mug of tea. Her eyes were puffy, Meg noticed, and her face pale.

‘Did you sleep okay?’ her mum asked.

‘Like a log.’ Meg took the mug from her mum. ‘How about you?’

‘Tossing and turning. I keep wondering if I’m being selfish, splitting up with your dad like this.’ She sat down on the edge of the bed. ‘It’s so messy, Meg. We’ll have to sell the house, split the proceeds, then there’s all the personal stuff, the furniture. I feel like I’m going to be turfing your dad out of his home.’

‘I know but it’s your home too, Mum. You worked and paid the mortgage as well,’ Meg reminded her. She took a sip of her tea. ‘Oliver and I are going to have to do the same. And I need to get somewhere to live, where I can have the bunnies too. Oliver has to let me have them. We can’t split them up, it would be cruel, and I know he loves them too but it was my idea to have them and I can’t bear to be parted from them. I miss them terribly.’

‘I’m sure you can come to some arrangements, love. As the old song goes, “breaking up is hard to do”.’

‘You’re telling me.’ Meg blinked back the tears. Think positive, Meg. You’ve got to get on with your life, she told herself again. It was becoming her mantra.

‘Rose asked us both over for lunch today. Do you fancy it?’ Mum said. ‘Leo and Sam will be there too.’

Why not? It’s better than sitting here moping. ‘Leo also asked me if he could buy me a drink today at the Anchor, to thank me for cheering Sam up, and to ask you to join us.

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