Their Bond Through Jade by Iris Blobel

Author:Iris Blobel [Iris Blobel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Iris Blobel, New Zealand, Jade, Their Bond Through Jade
Publisher: Iris Blobel
Published: 2017-10-31T13:00:00+00:00

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Mat’s flight back to New Zealand was uneventful. As usual, there’d been some turbulence as they’d approached the southern part of the country. As a helicopter pilot, he’d had to learn about the meteorological reasoning behind it all, about the westerly winds a few thousand feet up, and the northerly at the surface, but his stomach always turned upside down knowing he wasn’t in control of the aircraft.

With the time difference, it was late afternoon by the time he arrived at Queenstown, and following a quick check-out, he took a taxi to his new place he’d bought in town a few weeks earlier. Once they arrived, he paid and went into the house with a sense of excitement building inside him. He placed his bag on the floor and pulled out his phone from his jeans pocket.

After a quick call to Adam, he gave his parents a call. He ambled into the lounge room and leaned against the window frame as he admired the view across Lake Wakatipu.

“Matiu. How are you? Are you back home?” his mother asked.

He stepped outside onto the terrace, inhaling deeply. He’d missed the fresh air after the a few days in a big metropolitan city like Melbourne.

“I’m in Queenstown for the rest of the week to get a few things organised.”

“So you got the contract with the Australian company?”

Mat bit back a chuckle, hearing his mother’s excitement about the possible news. “Yes, we have a handshake deal. It’s all in the lawyers’ hands now.”

“Expect any problems?”

Another smile. “Not at all. Anyway, is Dad around?”

“He’s out tonight. Some coach meeting at the school.”

Hemi Apanui had been one of the great players in New Zealand Rugby history. He’d retired twenty years ago and following his departure from the game, there’d been plenty of offers from all sorts of businesses. But he’d re-located his family to Sydney to escape some of the attention they’d received at home. For a few years, his income had been from occasional television contracts, but when he’d been offered a coaching job at a local school in Auckland, he hadn’t been able to resist. A position he still held and loved.

“Could you ask Dad to give me a call, please? I might need some help moving my stuff from Fox to here.”

“When will you start the new company?”

“If all goes through, not for another six months, but there’s lots of organisation involved.” He moved away from the window and headed towards the kitchen to get a packet of chips. “I’ll drive up to Fox on Saturday for a week or two to have someone cover my flights while I get this house fixed up and sort out a helipad around here. Not to mention establishing the loan for it.”

“It does sound like a lot of work,” she said with some concern.

“But it’ll be well worth it considering I’ll be back in Queenstown.”

“I will come as well when your father comes south to help you in the house. Nothing better than a bit of a female touch.

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