The Cottage on Lily Pond Lane_Part Two_Summer secrets by Emily Harvale

Author:Emily Harvale [Harvale, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crescent Gate Publishing
Published: 2018-06-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Hettie and Prince Gustav stayed at Sunbeam Cottage until Saturday and there were no further 'incidents' during that time. They only left then because Hettie insisted she didn't want to overstay her welcome.

'I'm as right as ninepence, deary and it's time I went home. I haven't seen or heard from Hector since I've been here and I miss him, deary. I know I'll have to get used to that once he starts his new life, but until then, I want to make the most of our little chats. You understand, deary, don't you?'

Mia didn't. Talking to the dead wasn't something she believed in, but it was obvious that Hettie did, so Mia went along with it for her sake.

'Of course. But we'll pop in to check on you and you can call us on the landline at any time, night or day if you feel even a tiny bit unwell.'

Mia and Garrick still hadn't been on a date but they had shared a few lovely kisses, each one more passionate than the last, and now that Hettie was going home, and Ella was going to Justin's Saturday night show in a village thirty miles away, Mia was hoping she and Garrick would share more than just kisses on Saturday night.

None of them had been to the pub, or so much as seen any of the locals other than Justin – which was odd bearing in mind the size of Little Pondale, but apart from Mia's daily walks along the beach with Garrick, none of them had been out much. Mia had spent a lot of the time looking through Mattie's attic room and safe for the missing photo, as well as clues to Mattie's life, but found neither. She also spent a considerable number of hours, sitting in the sunshine in the garden with Hettie and Prince Gustav. To her surprise, she was growing rather fond of both of them and Hettie shared more snippets of her conversations with Mattie, but nothing threw any light on the ongoing mystery. In the evenings, all of them sat on the decking, drinking wine. Ella had been working, having been sent a children's book to edit, which meant she was in her element. Children's books were her favourites and Garrick said that was because Ella was just a big kid herself, which Ella didn't deny. Garrick had been working too. He had an order for a baby's cot which he was crafting out of oak, with intricate designs at its head and foot.

After Mia and Garrick had accompanied Hettie and Prince Gustav home and made sure the two of them were settled in, Garrick had gone to the shed to continue with the cot and Mia had taken him coffee just before noon. She marvelled as she watched him work.

'I love what you can do with your hands,' she said.

He stopped and pulled her into his arms. 'I hope you'll be saying that tonight.'

He kissed her deeply and let his hands give her a taste of what she could expect.

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