Beyond Grace's Rainbow by Carmel Harrington

Author:Carmel Harrington
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007550357
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2013-09-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Four

Grace was out with Tara and Abby for a couple of drinks. It was the first night they’d been out together on their own for months and they were all raring to go. Grace looked great in her blue Guess jeans and pink cami. Tara was wearing a figure-hugging black corset top with her blue jeans that showed her curvaceous figure off perfectly, with Abby wearing low-slung hipsters with a skin tight T-shirt.

‘So come on Abby – spill with the latest in your love life!’ Grace asked.

‘I have nothing to report unfortunately. Nada, zilch! Gerry persuaded me to go to another speed-dating event, which I can’t believe I agreed to.’ Abby had dated two of the four guys from the first event – Fergus and Richard – which were both disasters. She decided against dating the second of the South Africans, feeling he was probably more of the same, and unfortunately Shay, the architect, didn’t contact her.

‘No luck then?’ Grace asked.

‘There were two of the same guys from the first event there!’ she said with a laugh. ‘That’s the end of speed dating for me. I’m going to try the traditional way of meeting guys for a while again!’

‘What’s that?’ Tara asked.

‘Flash some flesh,’ Abby answered, pointing to her bare midriff, ‘and position myself strategically near the bar!’

‘Oh to be young and single again!’ Tara said with a sigh. Then seeing her friends’ faces, she continued, ‘Don’t worry; I’m not thinking about ditching Sean or anything drastic! I love him to death, but sometimes when I realise that I’ll never have that wonder of who might be around the next corner it depresses me!’

‘Thanks a lot Tara, for putting that into a newly engaged head!’ Grace answered with a laugh.

‘I never knew Liam had it in him to be so romantic!’ Tara said, taking another look at Grace’s engagement ring. ‘He took me totally by surprise!’

‘Me too. There wasn’t even a hint of it to me before the party. He’d robbed one of my rings to make sure he got the right fit and everything; I didn’t even notice!’ Grace said dreamily.

‘Any ideas when the big day’s going to be?’ Abby asked.

‘Well, now that you mention it, we’re going to get married this Christmas. Neither of us wants to hang around and we both want a small service.’

‘That’s fantastic!’ Abby said, totally enthralled. She almost sighed, wondering when it would be her turn. But she checked herself quickly. This wasn’t about her, it was about Grace.

‘Well we just need to find a venue, but we’ve decided that we’re definitely going to Florida for our honeymoon.’

‘I take it Jack is going with you too!’ Tara said.

‘Yep, we both talked about going somewhere on our own, but I don’t think I’d enjoy myself without Jack,’ Grace said smiling.

‘Can you imagine Jack when he gets to meet Mickey Mouse? He’ll lose his mind!’ Tara laughed.

‘I know I can’t wait to see it. But, guys, I’ve one big question to ask you,’ Grace said with a smile.

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