Romance at the Heartbreak Cafe by Melissa Hill

Author:Melissa Hill [Hill, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Nina spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around the Dublin shops. The bus back to Lakeview wasn’t due to leave until five-thirty so she had plenty of time to take it easy and think about the day’s events.

After her conversation with Jess she felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Her friend was right; there were many different ways of looking at all of this, and she just needed the courage to go for it.

Having promised Jess she’d think about everything and examine all the options, she’d spent much of the afternoon doing so. She was lost in thought and still thinking about the possibilities when she realised that she was dead centre in middle of a very busy O’Connell Street.

Having battled through the busy Saturday crowds for a couple of hours, she figured it was time for a break. Not to mention that it was an all-Ireland hurling semi-final replay day and the streets were beginning to fill up with revellers and fans on their way back from the game at Croke Park. Although she hadn’t yet heard the result, Nina really hoped it was Galway who had been victorious – after all, the place had been her home for the last few years and she had no such allegiance to their Tipperary rivals.

Walking a little further, she spotted the Kylemore café on the corner, and figured it would be as good a place as any to stop for a cuppa. And maybe a slice of cake or something. Almost as soon as she’d had that thought, her stomach growled and the baby kicked approvingly.

‘I get it, I get it. Don’t worry, we’re going to feed ourselves now,’ she laughed.

Going into the restaurant, she bought a coffee and a pastry and sought out a quiet spot near the back.

Catching sight of a recently vacated table by the wall, she scooted over, eager to nab it before someone else did. The place was busy with sports fans from the participating counties scattered throughout the restaurant, and as Nina ate her pastry, she idly surveyed the tables around her, trying to figure out which team had been victorious.

Then suddenly, she heard a voice from behind that made her heart stop.

‘I told you Steven. If you don’t eat something, you’ll be starving by the time we get home,’ the male voice scolded.

As if in a trance, Nina turned and her gaze zeroed in to where the voice was coming from. At the table a couple of feet away from her was a family – two parents and three young children whose ages looked to range from about two to seven. All were dressed in Galway sports jerseys.

Nina was frozen to the spot. She couldn’t believe it; couldn’t comprehend what she was seeing. She attempted to look away, but try as she might, couldn’t take her eyes off them. It was like some invisible entity had a vice-grip on her body, not allowing her to move.

‘Daddy why is that woman staring at us?’ the little boy at the table asked.

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