DV01 - Never the Bride by Fallowfield Charlotte

Author:Fallowfield, Charlotte [Fallowfield, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, humor
Amazon: B01N6B96FL
Publisher: Charlotte Fallowfield
Published: 2017-02-27T00:00:00+00:00

I dashed back downstairs, wearing my ripped grey skinny jeans and an off-the-shoulder black jumper, having dressed in record time. I’d only put on a touch of mascara, eyeliner, and lip-gloss, just to make a bit of an effort. Tonight was all about Heath and Charlie.

‘Are you done, Heath?’ I called, as I looked out to find him just finishing up in the dark, using a head torch to see what he was doing.

‘Two more minutes, but I’ll have to go home and change. I stupidly didn’t do the buttons up on the top of my coveralls and I’ve got mud all over my shirt.’

‘I’ve … I’ve got one of Miller’s shirts in the wardrobe. You can borrow that to save the trip,’ I offered, my stomach churning at the thought of someone else wearing it. It was the black one he’d loaned to me the first night we met, but he’d said to keep it when I’d offered to give it back to him when we were dating. It was all I had left of him.

‘Will it fit? I’ve got big guns,’ Heath grinned, flexing his muscles to prove it. Wow, I had a feeling that Charlie was going to be one happy girl tonight.

‘Trust me, so does Miller. I’ll fetch it down, just come in when you’re ready.’

‘Ok, thanks,’ he replied.

I ran back up and grabbed it, giving it one last sniff, even though it smelled nothing like Miller anymore. I could have sworn my memory kicked in and I got the aroma of cinnamon on it, though. I draped it over the end of the stair post in the hall and went to check on the potatoes.

‘Damn it, sloe gin!’ I uttered, slapping my forehead. I quickly dialled Charlie, hoping she hadn’t already left.

‘Bugger, bugger, bugger,’ she answered.

‘Well, that’s a new way to answer the phone. Is that how you used to do it down in the Cotswolds?’ I laughed.

‘Sorry, Abbie, I’m in pain. I stupidly decided to try and ski down the stairs and I’m waiting for an ambulance, my wrist is killing me.’

‘You skied down the stairs? My God. In salopettes, goggles, and everything? Eddie the Eagle style?’

‘No,’ she laughed, then winced. ‘I was being sarcastic. I was rushing, as usual, and slid down them rather ungracefully, with language that Daphne would probably have given me one of her stern headmistress stares for.’

‘And you rang an ambulance? You could have just called me.’

‘You’re busy cooking for Daphne and Georgie, I didn’t want to bother you. I was going to call you before the ambulance got here.’

‘Actually, neither of them are coming for dinner now, they had better offers, but Heath’s here.’

‘Oooh, the sexy gardener I’ve yet to meet?’

‘The one and only, and I was thinking it would be a great night to set the two of you up.’

‘I thought he liked you?’

‘Once maybe, but that was ages ago. Are you really ok? I can come and wait with you.’

‘I’ll be fine, trust me. I’ve yet to fill you in on my list of medical disasters.

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