The Christmas Cake Cafe: A Brilliantly Funny Feel Good Christmas Read Kindle Edition by Sue Watson

Author:Sue Watson [Watson, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Holiday, Romantic Comedy, General, Holidays
ISBN: 9781786810861
Google: 1C4jDQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2016-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Sparkly Baubles and Crispy Onion Rings

After a final goodnight kiss with Jon in the doorway at midnight, I tore myself away from his arms, left my glass slipper on the stairs and tiptoed into the chalet. However, I needn’t have worried about waking the girls because the racket coming from the balcony told me they were all wide awake – and probably keeping the rest of the resort in that state too. I opened the balcony door to see them all in their underwear or worse, in the steamy hot tub. There were a couple of faces I didn’t recognise, both male, and I wasn’t quite sure where they fit in, but who was I to judge? I’d just been on an evening out with someone I hardly knew – I was definitely becoming one of the girls.

I stood in the balcony doorway, an observer. I wanted to chat, to tell them all about my day, how I’d just been kissed. I was ready to talk about things like this in a way I never had before. The girls had brought me out of my shell, and I’d marvelled at the way Jody and Kate discussed their sex lives with each other. I’d listened to them all and imagined it took the sting out of life when you could share these things.

The hot tub was a new acquisition. Lola was seeing the resort plumber and he had access to all kinds of amenities four resort workers could only dream of.

‘Aren’t you cold?’ I asked Jody, unsure how to join in on this hot-tub action.

‘No, that’s the... point. It’s a hot tub, get in,’ she slurred, waving her arms around, almost hitting Lola, who didn’t seem to notice – she was too busy having an intimate conversation with one of the male guests.

‘And before you ashk... yes, I’ve been on the orgasms again.’ Jody and Kate were now laughing so hard they inadvertently went underwater.

‘Jody says you hooked up with that guy again,’ Kate spluttered, coming up for air. I could see through the steam she was holding a flute of champagne high, and I was reminded of being in the Maldives with Tim. It had been such a romantic place I’d suggested we drink champagne in the pool, but he wouldn’t. ‘That would be dangerous, Jennifer. Deep water and alcohol don’t mix,’ he’d said.

‘Have you had a good time with that hunky ski instructor... you cooooogar?’ Jody was calling loudly from the bubbles.

I smiled and they all made a loud whooping noise, and one of the guys in the hot tub said, ‘Go, Jenny!’ I just felt embarrassed and all I could think was ‘deep alcohol and water don’t mix’. Perhaps Jody was right and Tim had brainwashed me?

They all carried on laughing and drinking and splashing, and I went back inside and found the bag with my new underwear in. I took out the purple bra, put it on with the matching pants, wrapped myself in a towel and walked out onto the balcony.

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