The Torn Up Marriage by Caroline Roberts

Author:Caroline Roberts
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperImpulse
Published: 2015-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

And yes, there on the rocks and bobbing in the water, large and smaller ones, in shades of mottled grey, sleek bodies; the seals.

Emily just sat staring with her mouth wide open.

Charlotte saying, “Oh, they are sooo a-dor-able!”

Even Sophie was grinning, her seasickness momentarily forgotten. It was fabulous to see them for real, not in a zoo or on television. One of the nearer ones slid down into the water and swam right next to their side of the boat, regarding the latest batch of visitors nonchalantly with a kind, dark eye.

Michael wondered why they had never done this trip as a family with Kate. Maybe the girls would have been too young until now. But they would have all loved it. Charlotte, Emily, he and Kate. Kate – still there in his mind. What the hell was up with him today?

Later, back on dry land, they rounded off the outing with a visit to the Seahouses gift shop: a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of tat. The girls’ eyes widened at the loaded shelves stacked with ornaments, tacky jewellery, soft toys, boxes of fudge and rock, buckets, spades, surfboards, windbreaks, beach towels, swimsuits, and so much more. The adults looked aghast. This might take hours.

“Okay, you can choose one thing each,” Sophie took the lead, giving the girls a focus. “Maybe something that reminds you of our trip today – that might be nice. Something with a puffin, or seal on it, perhaps.”

“Yep, set yourselves away, then, girls. Go look,” Michael chivvied them on.

The serious business of choosing the best ever gift in the shop began. There was more than one room, with goods piled at all levels. It was pretty claustrophobic for the adults, but the girls were unfazed; picking up, looking at, discarding, trying on – soft toys, puffin clocks, ornaments, pink plastic beads and bracelets (where was the puffin or seal link with jewellery, Michael mused?). After about 15 minutes, Emily tried on some fluffy synthetic slippers, they had cute soft toy seal faces. She fell in love with them and scooped them up, ready to go to the till with Michael.

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