The Reluctant Baker (The Greek Village Collection Book 10) by Sara Alexi

Author:Sara Alexi [Alexi, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oneiro
Published: 2015-03-09T22:00:00+00:00

Morning comes but Ellie sleeps on. As she wakes, the heaviness in her chest makes her wish she was still sleeping. She lays still, convincing herself to be responsible, adult. By the time she dresses, the heaviness has not subsided and the weight of all she feels for Loukas and all she is denying herself remains. Breakfast will have been cleared away by now. But when she goes to explore, she finds it is still being served by sleepy-looking staff who yawn and rub their eyes.

Sarah is sitting at a table sipping coffee, and she smiles and points to a spare chair. As Ellie pulls it out and its legs grate against the gravel, Sarah grimaces.

‘Sorry,’ Ellie says and puts down her coffee. She dreamt about him. He is in her every thought. It is worse than yesterday. She needs some company to take her thoughts somewhere else, talk about her life back in England, make it real again.

‘Hangover,’ Sarah mutters in explanation, her head in her hands. ‘Did you enjoy it last night?’ she asks quietly, dropping something that fizzes in her glass of water. ‘Did you dance?’

Ellie cannot find the enthusiasm to talk. So she shakes her head instead.

‘I did. On the table, dancing, ouzo in hand. Shameless! I got a letter from him yesterday. He is coming at the weekend!’ Sarah announces.

‘Oh, I am so pleased for you,’ Ellie says, her own concerns lost in the moment.

‘Not as pleased as I am.’ Sarah is looking up at the blue sky.

‘Why is it that love never runs an easy course? My friend, the old lady who is still in love with her dead husband—who also, as it happens, is the mother of my man, Nicolaos.’ She gives Ellie a sly sideways look and a smile, inviting her into the new details of her life, ‘says, “It is the course that love runs that makes it strong.” What do you think Ellie? You think a rough course will make love stronger or do you think a nice, smooth course lets it flow?’ Sarah pours a cup of tea. For someone with a hangover, she is remarkably animated.

The young man who carries the guests’ bags to their rooms and does other odd jobs around the hotel puts his head through the arch of the courtyard. ‘Sarah, the people in room four say there is a bag missing.’

‘It’s behind the reception desk,’ Sarah replies.

He backs out of the way as a plump lady dressed in white comes in with a fresh batch of toast. The smell permeates the air and several of the other diners stand and hasten over to collect it whilst it is hot.

The moment for Ellie to answer Sarah’s question has passed, but it lingers in her thoughts. She and Marcus have had a tough course, but it has not made their love grow strong. It stopped her really considering how she felt. But this turmoil with Loukas is something else. There is nothing in her mind except him.

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