Lucinda's List by Olive Collins

Author:Olive Collins [Collins, Olive]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Maverick Publishing Ltd
Published: 2012-04-19T15:27:31+00:00

‘njoy.’

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

When the girls arrived at the hotel they inspected their rooms and were more than pleased. The double rooms had two large double beds, television with all of the channels, and a large bathroom with a bath. There was also a gym which everyone agreed they would use but knew none of them had any notion of bursting a gut, apart from eating and drinking. There would be a slight possibility that they would avail of the Jacuzzi and steam room. On the other hand everyone would avail of the beautician. The girls could not read the list of treatments on offer fast enough. They made dinner reservations and didn’t delay in getting to the bar.

Over drinks Fiona discussed Tony Cummins and his band Celtic Flyte who were scheduled to play on the opening night. Quietly and suddenly Lucinda became panic-stricken. She did not have the nerve to ask if Vincent and his wife would also be home to lend their support for the occasion. Lucinda realised she was in such a distraught state about Vincent, she could not even mention his name aloud for fear the tears would start all over again. Quickly she calmed herself by reasoning the bar was big enough for both of them, even if he did attend, she need not even speak to him. If she did come face to face with him, there would be plenty of people there to distract her from Vincent. After all, he didn’t want a scene and he needed their fling kept in the dark more than she did.

After dinner the girls went into town, did some window shopping and had a few drinks in some of the local pubs. Later they showered and applied mud masks to their faces. Fiona brought a bottle of Vodka and they gathered in Lucinda and Rose’s bedroom. They watched the music channels and dressed in their bathrobes. Rose told them the latest news of another engagement from Tipperary, her mother Doreen had found yet another local family whose daughter recently got engaged. To further pressurise Rose, Doreen regaled every detail on the happy couple. ‘It’s the youngest of The Iron Age Ryans,’ she explained referring to their nickname to differentiate the different Ryan clans.

‘I thought those girls were … ?’ Alice searched for a nicer descriptive word then using the vocabulary that sprang to mind, ‘not the full shilling.’

‘You’re very diplomatic Alice,’ Lucinda said, amused at her delicate expression. ‘They’re the most peculiar family in Tipp, they have a strange accent, mad curly hair and the strangest gait, not to mention the density of their milk bottle glasses.’

Rose paused before responding, ‘Ahem … what’s wrong with milk bottle glasses?’ she pointed to her own eyes.

‘Nothing whatsoever,’ Alice agreed, ‘as long as you don’t wear them in public.’

‘Point taken. You’re perfectly right about The Iron Age Ryans. My mother was as diplomatic as you Alice, and in her floweriest language she was quick to point out that all The Iron

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