The Colour of Mermaids by Catherine Curzon

Author:Catherine Curzon [Harkstead, Catherine Curzon & Eleanor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2020-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

Do you want to join the kids for a photo with the car? We need miss Catesby.

An invisible thread tugged at Eva’s chest. “I’ve got to go, Lynds, but wow, good to hear things are developing!” As long as I don’t get too much detail. “Take care—we’ll arrange something. Bye!”

Eva went at a trot through the gallery and out of the front door, where Daniel was waiting with his car. She’d seen it on the way in, but hadn’t taken much notice of it. Now, though, she looked at it as if for the first time. A classic sports car, surrounded by children.

“Yes, Mr Scott? I’m required?”

A cheer went up from the children and adults alike and he called, “Come on, we need an epic selfie. Can I rely on you to send it out?”

Eva opened the camera app on her phone. “All right, everyone. Smile!”

Daniel held out his hand and laughed. “You’re in the photo, come on! Rely on the tall bloke to take it?”

“Oh!” Eva dropped her phone into her bag. “Where do you want me, so to speak?”

“In the middle, boss lady.” He stood aside to make space, and with a bit of arranging and squeezing to fit everyone in, Daniel finally took out his own mobile. Only then, in the image on the screen, did Eva see that Jake held Daniel’s sketch of the car, his face as proud as his dad’s, who was posing showily in the driving seat. Daniel held the phone above them and said, “Biggest cheesy grins please?”

“Cheeeeeeese!” The word echoed around the plaza outside Rupert’s gallery. A dozen excited children beamed for Daniel’s camera. He took a few shots then lowered the phone.

“Miss Catesby’ll make sure you all get a copy,” he told them. “And when the paintings are on display, I’ll see you back here for a proper artist’s showing.”

Eva stood aside so that the children could say their goodbyes to him. Perhaps she should have headed home, but she wanted the chance to say something to him, to dispel the feeling of unfinished business that hung in the air. Only when they were alone did Daniel ask, “Did I do okay?”

“You were brilliant! Really, you’re a natural with them.” A breath of sea breeze blew a length of hair across Daniel’s brow, and Eva resisted the temptation to brush it aside for him. “I don’t suppose you’d like to do another session with them? When you can… They’d love it.”

“I intend to. We’re going to have an exhibition.” He smiled. “I promised Rupert the arsehole that I’d sort the cleaning costs if he let us put the paintings the kids did up in the foyer. Don’t worry about those that have to be anonymous, there won’t be any names unless their parents say yes to it. I promised him the auction too, so it all stays local. I want people to see the work you’re doing, and that won’t happen in a London sale room.”

“I don’t know how to say thank you, really I don’t.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.