Wings of Grace by Tania Roberts

Wings of Grace by Tania Roberts

Author:Tania Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: World War II, Military, New Zealand, Land Girls, World War Two Land Girls
Publisher: Red Rose Publishing
Published: 2022-02-28T00:00:00+00:00


“Which dress do you think I should take in for Alice?” Grace was scanning the half dozen dresses in the wardrobe she and Betsy shared. They hadn’t been able to convince Alice to come home after dinner and try one on to see what needed to be done, she was too worried about leaving her precious lamb.

“Probably better to be one of mine,” Betsy replied. “Yours would be a long dress on Alice, you’re quite a bit taller.”

“Which one are you going to wear?”

“Oh, I don’t know.” Betsy sighed.

“It’d better be something comfortable, if William has things his way, you’re going to be dancing all night.”

“But, Grace, I’m engaged; I’m in love with Roland, I’m not going to do anything to jeopardise that.”

“Betsy.” Grace sat down and took her friend’s hands in hers. “Talking to William, even dancing with William or anyone else at the dance, is not going to jeopardise what you have with Roland.”

“But I’d feel like I was being unfaithful.”

“I’m sure that’s the last thing William would expect you to be. He seems like quite a gentleman.” Grace stood back up and returned to the wardrobe, she needed to get the alterations done or they would be up half the night. “Well, I think you should wear the blue floral one and I’ll just nip in the green one for Alice, it’ll match the colour of her eyes.”

“Decision made then. Thank you. What about you, what are you going to wear?”

“I’ll wear my navy dress, the one with the satin bows on the sleeves.” Grace sat down on the bed with her sewing kit and the dress.

“I’m sure Bob will think you look gorgeous in that.”

“Bob?” Grace had been absorbed with thoughts of Ben; she’d forgotten Bob.

“Dairy factory Bob,” Betsy reminded Grace. “Your date for tomorrow night.”

“Oh him, he’s not my date,” Grace replied, as she pinned an inch-wide tuck down both side seams of the dress.

“Are you wishing Ben was your date?” Betsy asked.

“No!” Grace snapped. The thread missed the eye of the needle.

“You seem a little too touchy for there to be nothing between you.”

“I was just trying to thread the needle.”

“If you concentrate on that instead of Ben, then it should be quite easy.”

Grace had to concede Betsy knew her too well. She couldn’t help it, images of Ben holding her as they danced around the sitting room disrupted her concentration. She hoped being so close to him would lead to another kiss.

“Now you’ve gone all dreamy-eyed. Grace, what have you done?”

“Nothing.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“Nothing.”

“Good, leave it that way, he will be gone soon. Remember.”

Grace looked across at Betsy and sighed. “I know you’re right, but it’s a bit like you and William. Something happens when I’m around Ben and I can’t stop it.”

“Just concentrate on getting him fit and healthy so he can be on his way or I’m going to have to be taking care of you.”

“I’ll try.”

Grace turned her attention to the seams of the dress, removing the pins as she hand-stitched down both sides.



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