Sunny Days at the Cotswolds Candy Store by Hannah Lynn

Author:Hannah Lynn [Lynn, Hannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boldwood Books

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The butterflies had overtaken every other sensation in her body. Evan’s hand slipped into hers as he twisted around and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. Feeling like she had lost all control of her body, Holly closed her eyes as she leaned forward.

Was this really going to happen? Was she actually going to kiss a man for the first time since before Hope’s birth? She dipped her chin and tilted her head towards Evan, aware of the sounds of his breath, and her own pulse drumming hard enough to break free.

‘Tell me you’ve got some ice packs in here.’ The front door banged and Holly and Evan jumped apart as Tyler barged into the living room, his white T-shirt near translucent with sweat. ‘Beer. I need a beer.’

‘Make that two beers.’ Naomi followed him in, limping as much as Holly had that morning.

‘Make that a lot of beers.’ Caroline flopped down onto the sofa. ‘We need a lot of beers.’

Looking at the state of the intrepid hikers, Holly was more than a little grateful that she had escaped the day’s trek, especially given how much better her ankle was now feeling. Every one of them, bar Fin and Jamie, were dripping with sweat and sporting red faces, which could have been either sunburn or from exertion.

‘You look like you had fun.’ Holly’s heart was racing as if she was sixteen years old again and had been caught snogging in the living room when she was meant to be working on a homework project. As subtly as she could, she slid off her stool and crossed the room to Caroline.

‘Let me get you those drinks.’ Evan said, instinctively moving in the opposite direction. ‘Why don’t you guys jump straight in the pool? I can bring them out to you.’

‘God, I don’t think I’ve ever needed a swimming pool so much in my entire life,’ Zahida commented as she dragged her feet through the French doors and out onto the patio. ‘Ten miles. We walked ten miles.’

‘Ten miles, in this heat. Impressive.’ Holly’s pulse had dropped, but it was hard not to keep looking at Evan, just to see if he was looking at her too, though he had turned away so that his back was facing her.

‘I can’t believe how much you lot complained.’ Jamie’s first stop was the sink, where she filled up a pint glass with water. ‘It wasn’t like we did it all in one go. We stopped at least twenty times for Eddie to take photos. Not to mention every time Spencer whinged about another insect bite.’

‘It’s not whingeing if it’s a genuine concern.’ Spencer pouted. ‘Those bugs were actively attacking me.’

As Holly cast another quick glance over to the kitchen, she caught Evan’s eye and offered a quick, involuntary smile.

‘Has everything been okay while we were away?’ Caroline asked. ‘Anything exciting happen?’

‘Yes. I mean no. Yes, everything was completely fine. No, nothing exciting happened.’ Holly spoke a fraction too fast, only to realise she had forgotten one important factor.

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