Autumn Skies over Ruby Falls: An utterly gorgeous, heartwarming romantic comedy to escape with by Holly Martin

Author:Holly Martin [Martin, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-09T23:00:00+00:00

Clover’s favourite restaurant was a simple affair. It was a white room with black and white photos of impressive buildings and bridges. There were black leather booths around the room, and wooden reclaimed floorboards that looked like they had been around hundreds of years. Although the décor was fairly basic, the food was incredible, the flavours of something as simple as steak so intense, just the thought of it made her mouth water.

‘What did you mean before when you said you don’t date?’ Clover said. They’d placed their order and were snacking on nachos as they waited for it to come.

Angel smirked. ‘You don’t miss anything, do you? I’m sure this is not going to put me in a good light but the women I’ve been with over the last few years have all been casual. We might go out for a drink but generally it just involves sex.’

Clover picked up a nacho and broke a chunk off. ‘So you don’t spend time talking or having fun with these women?’

He grinned. ‘We have plenty of fun.’

Clover laughed. ‘I mean, being silly, apple bobbing, going to a fair, chatting for no other reason than just to get to know one another.’

‘No, there’s not really much of that.’

‘Then why are you doing that stuff with me?’

‘Because you’re my friend.’

‘Do you not have any other female friends?’

‘No. I don’t really have many friends at all. I’ve spent the last eight years travelling the world with Noah. Beyond him and my sisters, I don’t have anyone.’

She chewed on her nacho thoughtfully. ‘So you’ve never had a long-term relationship?’

‘No.’

She stared at him as he scooped some guacamole onto his nacho. She understood that having a relationship would be tricky if Angel was moving around so much, but this felt like a choice more than anything else.

‘Why is that?’ Clover asked.

Angel frowned but just then the steaks arrived.

She shouldn’t have asked that. It was none of her business. They were friends and she had no interest in making it something more than that and clearly neither did he. They were having some fun and he was helping her out. But there was something a little sad about going through life alone and as his friend she wondered if she could help him out too.

Angel took a bite of his steak and moaned with appreciation. ‘God, I can see why you wanted to come here so much, this is amazing. I definitely have stiff competition tonight.’

Clover tucked into her steak and decided to let him change the subject. At least for now.

They were silent for a while as they ate and then Angel spoke.

‘My mum died several years ago but she’d had Alzheimer’s and dementia for a few years before that. She was so young and her memory deteriorated so quickly. She forgot most of what she’d done with her life, which just broke my heart because she’d had a full life and she simply had no recollection of it. She did remember her early life though, her late teens, she remembered that as vividly as if it had happened the day before.

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