Sunset over Brightwater Bay by Holly Hepburn

Author:Holly Hepburn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 2020-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

‘Did Jess get to the airport all right?’ Clare asked, when Merry stopped by to see her on Friday afternoon.

Merry’s shoulders drooped. ‘I assume so. She – er – took a cab and left before I got up.’

Clare lowered her mug of tea to the table and stared. ‘That doesn’t sound good. What happened?’

The whole sorry story spilled out: Merry’s gradually building suspicion that Jess was attracted to Niall, the argument that had resulted when they’d returned to the croft and Jess’s furious denial.

‘And the worst of it is, I don’t know how much of it was my imagination,’ Merry finished wretchedly. ‘I can’t decide if I’m losing the plot.’

‘Why would it matter if she was attracted to Niall?’ Clare asked, frowning. Her eyes widened ‘Unless— oh.’

‘Exactly,’ Merry said. ‘She’s got it into her head that I’m jealous.’

Clare regarded her steadily. ‘Right. Are you jealous?’

‘No!’

‘Okay,’ Clare said, pursing her lips. ‘Well, I can’t say I noticed her flirting with Niall but I was in the kitchen a lot of the time.’

Now it was Merry’s turn to stare. ‘She was all over him, especially in the living room after dinner.’

Clare shook her head, smiling sadly. ‘That’s not what I saw. But whether she was or she wasn’t, she is right about one thing. You need to work out why it’s such a problem for you.’

Something heavy settled in the pit of Merry’s stomach as she absorbed the meaning of those words. Her feelings for Niall were purely professional, weren’t they?

Weren’t they?

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