Summer at West Sands Guest House by Maggie Conway

Author:Maggie Conway
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780008296568
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2018-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

‘I can’t believe how much I’ve enjoyed this!’ Judy beamed.

‘Didn’t I tell you?’ Molly replied happily. It had taken her and Judy just over two hours to complete the nine-hole course and now they were making their way to the last green.

‘I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure about playing golf. But it’s actually been very relaxing,’ Judy admitted.

Molly had managed to coax Judy onto the course, promising her it would be relaxed and informal with absolutely no scorekeeping. Judy had dug out her husband’s rather rickety trolley and old set of golf clubs.

‘You’ll think I’m a silly old fool but using George’s clubs and trolley makes it feel like part of him is with me,’ Judy had confided.

‘I don’t think that at all, I think it’s lovely,’ Molly told her. She was delighted that Judy seemed to have enjoyed herself so much. They had chatted about lots of things as they ambled their way round the course. Judy listened with interest as Molly described the work she’d been doing for the events company during the past year and aired some of her ideas about freelancing in the future. Judy obviously knew about Joe’s wife being poorly and the possibility of the junior tournament being cancelled.

‘That would be a terrible shame.’ She had frowned, looking thoughtful. ‘Do you think it would be possible to help out in anyway?’

‘I had been wondering about that too.’ To Molly, the proximity of the inn to the golf course made them a natural partnership. The two businesses working together could be mutually beneficial and, as they continued round the course, Molly articulated some of the ideas that she realised had been bubbling around her head.

She inhaled deeply now, casting her eyes out to where the hazy blue sky met the glittering sea. She didn’t think it possible to ever tire of that panorama. It lifted her spirits and made her feel anything was possible and she was filled with a sudden surge of energy and happiness.

It seemed her meltdown yesterday had done her the power of good. Bawling her eyes out in the middle of a beach had been quite cathartic and she hoped maybe she had turned some sort of corner. Now that she had faced up to how hurt she was, maybe she could start to move on.

Of course, she wouldn’t have chosen Tom Kennedy to witness her breakdown but he had been understanding and she had felt surprisingly comfortable in his company.

She had seen a very gentle and caring side of him and snippets of their conversation from yesterday kept replaying in her mind. He had seen her in a vulnerable moment – her confidence was low and so was her trust in men for that matter. But the way he had looked at her and listened to her had made her grateful she had met him.

She didn’t see any point lying to herself about the fact that she found him attractive but that was totally different from saying she wanted anything to develop between them.

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