A Little Piece of Paradise by T.A. Williams

Author:T.A. Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Canelo
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Chris’s train was bang on time on Friday evening. At Rachel’s insistence, Sophie took her courage in both hands and drove down in the Mercedes, dropping Rachel and Jeeves at a bar overlooking the beach first, but when she got to the station she couldn’t find a parking space for the big vehicle. In consequence she was sitting in the car in a no-waiting area, checking her mirrors for traffic wardens, when she saw him emerge from the station building. She jumped out and waved.

‘Chris, over here!’

His face split into a broad smile and he waved back as he came across the road to meet her. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a warm hug, kissing him on the cheeks, really glad to see him. He was looking very smart – and uncomfortably hot – in a dark suit, collar and tie.

‘Blimey, Soph, what’s with the car?’

She affected an air of disinterest which quite obviously didn’t fool him one bit. ‘What, this heap of junk? Just something I found lying around the castle.’

‘How the other half lives, eh? You’ll soon be too posh to even talk to plebs like me.’

‘I’ll never be posh and I’ll never stop talking to you, Chris. You know that.’

She locked his bag in the boot and as she drove him to the bar to meet up with Rachel and Jeeves she gave him a quick run-down of events so far. Although it was almost half past six, the streets and promenade were still packed with noisy people and she reassured him that up on top of the hill in Paradiso it would be a whole lot quieter. He nodded approvingly.

‘Do you realise that in less than three months I’ll no longer be eligible for a Club 18-30 holiday? We old folk need a nice quiet holiday destination.’

‘That means you’ve still got three months to go wild.’ She grinned across at him. He had always been sensible and grounded, and she had never seen him do anything particularly wild. Not that she minded – she wasn’t that sort of person either. That had always been her sister’s preserve. She turned onto the road that ran alongside the beach and, to her amazement, discovered no fewer than three free parking spaces right outside the bar. She gave a surreptitious sigh of relief. She had been dreading trying to squeeze the big vehicle into a narrow space with Chris watching.

Rachel was sitting at a table on the higher deck, overlooking the beach and the bay. She spotted them and waved and, as she did so, Sophie saw a big black head emerge from under the table, tail wagging as he recognised who it was.

‘Chris, you remember Rachel, don’t you?’

Chris went over and extended his hand, but Rachel caught hold of his shoulders and pulled him down so she could kiss him on the cheeks. Sophie smiled as she saw him blush.

‘Chris, hi, long time no see.’

‘Hi, Rachel, of course I remember you. You’re looking great.

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