Starry Skies at Castle Court by Holly Hepburn

Author:Holly Hepburn [Hepburn, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

The music was so loud that Sadie could barely hear what Cat was saying.

‘What?’ she shouted above Britney’s ‘Toxic’, sliding along one of the leatherette seats towards her friend. ‘I didn’t catch a word of that.’

It was Saturday night and the Bus Stop was closed to the public in honour of Andrew and Earl’s joint stag party. The party was in full swing – everyone from the Court was there, along with plenty of the couple’s other friends, jammed into the diner’s booths and perched on tables. Part of the room had been turned into an impromptu dance floor, where Earl was demonstrating the caterpillar while Andrew cheered him on. Everywhere Sadie looked, she saw photos of the two grooms, often in costume and having the time of their lives. They’d been together a long time and it warmed her heart to see that their relationship seemed stronger than ever.

‘I said, it’s too hot in here,’ Cat bellowed, once Sadie was within shouting distance. ‘Want to go and get some fresh air?’

Nodding, Sadie slid out of the booth and made for the door. They weren’t the first guests to think of it; quite a few people had spilled out into the starlit court, which was marginally cooler than inside the diner. They were sitting on the metal chairs outside the Bus Stop’s yellow exterior, drinking and laughing.

‘That’s better,’ Sadie said, relieved to be able to hear herself think once more. ‘I love a bit of Britney as much as the next woman but not when it feels as though she’s stomping around inside my head.’

Cat stretched, tilting her head back to look at the stars, twinkling against the inky black sky. ‘If you could make a wish right now, what would it be?’

‘I don’t know,’ Sadie said, pulling a face as she sipped her virgin piña colada. ‘Probably for some more ice in my drink.’

‘I’m being serious,’ Cat said, only slurring the words a little. ‘What do you want more than anything?’

There was no point in wishing for that, Sadie thought, glancing across to where Adam sat chatting to Cherie. ‘For Daniel to stop being an idiot.’

‘Sorry, I’m afraid I’ll have to take your first answer,’ Cat said, following her gaze with a tipsy wink.

‘How about you?’ Sadie asked, relieved that her cheeks were already pink from the heat. ‘What do you want?’

Cat waved her glass, splashing some of her pink cocktail onto the paving stones at her feet. ‘I want a fairy godmother to tell me what to do about that place.’ She pointed to La Clé d’Argent, which was shrouded in darkness. ‘Because I can’t make up my mind. Sometimes, I think it’s the perfect challenge and at other times, it looks like a mountain of hard work I don’t need.’

Sadie cast a sideways look at her friend. ‘Have you discussed it with Jaren yet?’

The expression in Cat’s eyes became hunted. ‘No. I keep thinking of all the ways it could go wrong and before I know it, another day has gone by and I’m no nearer to working out what to do.

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