Tell Him About It by Holly Kinsella

Author:Holly Kinsella [Kinsella, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781495274329
Google: T3mPoAEACAAJ
Amazon: 1495274322
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-01-30T00:00:00+00:00

11.

Sara finally turned off the iPad, breathed out and lay upon her back on the bed; keeping still so as not to muss up her hair or crease her dress. She told herself to use the window of time to call Simon, out of a sense of habit rather than from a real desire to do so. But she also told herself that he would probably be busy and it would be better not to disturb him. Things would change between them when he got back. But Sara didn’t quite know how, or if the change would be for the better or for the worse. When she was younger she had realised that most relationships end badly, but in truth even when people were at their best things could still be a messy. “The job is never finished of painting the bridge to save it from rust,” her father had once said, when he gave his daughter some relationship advice.

For just fifteen minutes she didn’t want to think about work or her relationship with Simon. All she wanted to hear was the birdsong from out of her window. For just fifteen minutes she wanted some quietude to empty her cluttered head and think about nothing, or him. Sara still felt the strong and tender sensation from when he had held her briefly at the train station. She remembered some of the things he had said during the day. She pictured the scene again, when he had quoted Byron. He made her laugh – and her heart beat faster. Adam could tell a joke or give a compliment – or carry out a small act of kindness or generosity – and make someone’s day.

Is he in his room now thinking about me? Now you’re just being silly, acting like a teenager... Maybe he’s just interested in barmaids and literary groupies... The last thing he probably wants right now is a meaningful relationship, after coming out of his marriage. But the last thing I need right now is a meaningless fling... Life doesn’t mirror plots from Jane Austen novels... You’re not a character in some romantic comedy... Maybe he’s conscious of not making any advances because we need to have a professional relationship... Remember how he treated his ex-wife. He drinks, she was right about that. Why would she have not been honest about his womanising too? He’ll hurt you in the end, if anything happens. That’s what men do... But nothing can or will happen between us. I’m with Simon – and I don’t want to hurt him...

It was 5.30. Sara had arranged to meet Adam in the hotel bar at 5.45. From there they would get a taxi to the university, where the Birmingham Crime & Thriller Writers’ Association had booked out a lecture theatre to host a talk by Adam. She checked herself in the mirror one last time, straightened her already straight fringe and decided to go downstairs a little early.

Adam was already at the bar when she got there.

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