Love in London (Restless Hearts) by Keane Hunter J

Author:Keane, Hunter J. [Keane, Hunter J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-23T08:00:00+00:00

OCTOBER

October 9

I keep forgetting that I’m supposed to be regaling my stories in this journal. A lot has happened since I last wrote a month ago. I know we’ve chatted on the phone a couple of times, but it’s not the same as the long talks we used to have at home.

You know how they say that when one part of your life starts to go right, everything else gets screwy? Well in the last few weeks, mine has just been completely screwy. After I found out about Dexter’s shenanigans, I decided to shift my focus from romance to family. Cessy’s parents were in town and insisted on taking us out for dinner. I had met my Aunt Penny and Uncle Hugh only once, and I barely remember the encounter. From the short description that Cessy gave, I knew that I had to accept their invitation. They didn’t disappoint.

Aunt Penny was loud, colorful, offensive, and just generally delightful. She swore in her heavy accent and embarrassed Cessy whenever possible. Her father was a classic English gentleman. He obliged his wife’s every whim, only occasionally interrupting the conversation with a dry quip. He reminded me a lot of my dad.

I gladly accepted when they invited me out to their home in Kinnerley. They are celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary in a few weeks and all of my extended family will be there. Not only will it be the perfect opportunity to meet everyone, it is also great to be able to look forward to something not at all related to the male species. When it comes to men, I’m a total idiot.

* * *

Two days after Dexter left, I was still determined to never speak with him again. Aunt Penny had further solidified my decision at dinner when she had shared tales of her own dating past that involved a man who impregnated three separate women at the same time. She had been fortunate not to be one of them. Two weeks later, she met my Uncle Hugh.

Dexter called the next day and I purposefully ignored it, feeling proud of myself. But three calls later, I began to waver. He left a message each time, first sounding cheery and fresh. But by the fourth message, he sounded confused and hurt. He had no idea why I was avoiding his calls and I wasn’t exactly in the mood to explain it to him.

But Dexter was a man that was used to getting what he wanted, and apparently what he wanted was me. By the end of the week, he had left over a dozen unanswered messages. Dexter was turning into another Neil. Except I wasn’t happy to get rid of Dexter.

Realizing that I needed a distraction, I happily accepted when some of my classmates invited me to have drinks at a pub down the street from our school. Cessy had been trying to convince me to attend a party with her, but the club scene wasn’t really my thing. A few pints in a laid back bar sounded much more appealing.

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