Wilder at Heart: A Steamy Fake Dating, Opposites Attract Romantic Comedy (Love in London Book 5) by Sara Madderson

Author:Sara Madderson [Madderson, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

There are moments when I look around me and wonder how different my life would be if I’d stayed at the Times instead of striking out on my own.

Trusting my gut.

Tonight is definitely one of those moments. One of those times where I can feel proud that I followed my heart and chose a path that was far less trodden but would offer me a richer experience.

The hotel Miles has booked out for the weekend is magical: a shady pine wood comprising a beautiful central villa and a rambling assortment of standalone, one-storey chalets, each housing a single suite. Saoirse and I planned a welcome bag for every guest, and they were waiting on everyone’s snowy pillows when we arrived. The chalets are beautiful, with pale blue shutters and a terrace outside and classic Provencal interiors in shades of white and grey. The linens are intricate, and the furniture is wooden, which puts paid to the idea of my sleeping on the sofa.

Within the no-organised-fun remit of the weekend was tonight’s dinner, which took place outdoors on a stunning terrace by the hotel’s pool. The pines were illuminated, the distance between them strung with fairy lights, and the pool glowed turquoise. Fifteen of us sat at a long table and got stuck into huge carafes of local rosé and excellent claret while we ate a typically Provencal feast of snapper and ratatouille and sauteed potatoes and a rack of lamb.

To my disappointment, Saoirse didn’t separate me and Theo when she did the table plan, so I spent the whole meal with his arm around me or his hand on my thigh. He nuzzled into my neck, he whispered in my ear, and if I were anyone else at the table, I would have been perfectly sure that he and I were completely in love.

Since dinner, we’ve drifted over to the fire pit at the edge of the terrace that overlooked the inky Med, and as the wine has switched to cognac and whisky, the noise levels have increased.

I’m gossiping with Eimear and Keeley about the fact that Becky and Jimmy Percival are nowhere to be seen, and thinking that it’s far too warm a night to have the fire lit, when Theo appears behind me. His arms snaking around my waist. His hand warm against my stomach. His lips move to my ear, and I catch a wistful look from Keeley that I’ve become all too familiar with these past few months. Because I have no doubt that Theo looks every bit the adoring boyfriend just now.

‘Fancy a dip?’ He punctuates his question with a kiss to my neck.

That is a terrible idea. Terrible. ‘Er, no.’ I pat the hand on my stomach. ‘Not a good idea.’

‘Everyone’s getting in. Miles and Saoirse thought it’d be a laugh.’

‘What happened to no organised fun?’ I grumble. ‘And it’s not on the schedule. Drunk swimming’s not a good idea. What if someone dives into the shallow end and cracks their head open?’

‘Hey.’ His hand rubs my stomach.

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