My Favorite Mistake by Keyes Marian

Author:Keyes, Marian [Keyes, Marian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Humour
ISBN: 9780385675390
Amazon: 0385675399
Goodreads: 202907436
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2024-04-11T07:00:00+00:00

There was so much I wanted to ask: Were they for sale? Would he sell one to me? Did he have a dealer? Would he like me to put in a good word with a moderately successful one in New York? Because I could…

But at least I knew I was in the grip of strong emotions, ranging from embarrassment to the need to impress a famous person to greed (for a bird painting). Not to mention the codeine. I was not reliable. So I sent a reply full of praise and didn’t ask for anything.

Still in top form from the drugs, I found myself very proud of how Angelo and I had transitioned to friends. It was mostly down to him. He was a rare person, who loved deeply but with a light touch. In our early days, still torn up with guilt about Aidan, the space Angelo had given me was what made it all work.

It was only towards the end that I’d realized there was a detachment to him. And I had also changed, that was obvious now: I no longer wanted a relationship where I had limitless freedom. If I ever became serious about another man—and I wasn’t sure I was even bothered—I wanted to love and be loved in a different way.

Right then! Time to go downstairs to await the premature arrival of Mum and Helen. At ten to one, barely two hours early, in they came. Despite my misgivings, happiness surged at the sight of Mum with her cauliflower perm and “good” coat and Helen in her habitual black Lycra, looking like a Special Forces operative.

Then I noticed Regan, a solemn-eyed, dark-haired girl pulling a black Trunki. This was unexpected but fine; not only did I adore her but she was a tiny little thing. She could sleep in a drawer.

But, wait a minute, Margaret was bringing up the rear. Two seconds later, Claire strode through the doors, a fabulous figure, shoulder-robing a white coat. And she was flanked by her youngest daughter Francesca.

Suddenly Mum was right in my face. “I know what you’re thinking!” She held my arm too tightly. “But we’re here out of concern. All of your sisters, your nieces and of course myself and your poor frail father have been sick with worry about you. Staying in bed all day, not even wearing foundation! Then you high-tail off to the wilds of County Galway with Narky Joey to ‘flush out’ vandals. You think we wanted to come down here? On a bank holiday?”

“You said you did. You went on about the ceili and the funfair.”

“We were trying not to embarrass you.”

“Is that right?” I glared.

“Yes, missy, it is right.”

But there was no point. I’d only been her daughter for forty-eight years but I knew she’d never admit to being in the wrong.

Sure enough, two seconds later, she dropped her bags and declared, “C’mon! Let’s go down the town and laugh at the crappy shops! Then we’ll tie Margaret to a pole and cover her in candy floss! We’ll get chips! And win a fortune on the Penny Falls.

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