Summer at Conwenna Cove by Darcie Boleyn

Author:Darcie Boleyn
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781911420606
Publisher: Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Published: 2017-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Eve held tightly to Jack’s hand as they walked back up through the lanes. She felt like she had sand everywhere; in her hair, her bra, her knickers and her shoes. Her skin was dry with salt and when she licked her lips she could taste it. But she also felt happy. Contented. And overwhelmed.

What had happened down in the cove had taken her breath away. Being there with Jack on the sand as the waves foamed against the shore, he had told her so much about himself, allowed her access to the inner workings of his mind, and she’d begun to open up to him too. Impossible to believe that it had only been a week since she’d first met him.

They crunched along the gravel road and Eve looked around her. How strange to think that seven days ago she had driven along here, unaware of how it would be to see her aunt after so long and carrying the tension of her job and her grief so tightly between her shoulders. Now she took a moment to think about how her body felt and the differences were clear. Though the tension hadn’t gone completely, it wasn’t as bad. Her left shoulder didn’t hurt when she turned her head. She hadn’t even realized how bad it had been, but now that she could move more freely, she knew just how stiff with tension and grief and loneliness she’d become.

Because she had been lonely. But being around Aunt Mary and around Jack had changed that.

They reached the end of the road and slowed, as if reading each other’s minds.

‘So …’ Jack said as he gently caressed her cheek. ‘What happens now?’

‘Now?’ Eve smiled. ‘I need a shower to get rid of this sand.’

‘Me too,’ he said. ‘You want …’ He paused and licked his lips. ‘Probably not a good idea.’

‘If you mean to share a shower, then probably not.’ This is so difficult. ‘Jack, I enjoyed what happened down at the beach. A lot. But we shouldn’t rush things. I really like you and I don’t want to spoil how this is between us right now.’

‘I like you too.’ He swallowed and she watched his Adam’s apple bob. ‘But you’ll be going back to Bristol in a few weeks. I can’t pretend that’s not going to happen, even though I’d like to.’

Eve nodded, hating that the thought made her stomach churn as if she’d swallowed seawater. ‘Can we just … take this slowly? See what happens?’

‘Sounds like a good plan. If I came on a bit strong then I’m sorry. I know you’re fragile at the moment and it was wrong of me to muddle you up even further.’

Eve shook her head. ‘I wanted that kiss as much as you did. For the first time in what feels like a lifetime, I was free. My body was alive with something other than sadness and stress, and it seemed in that moment that there were … possibilities!’ She held her arms out and laughed, then frowned and scratched her head.

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