Caroline had to practically chew her fingers off to stop opening bottles of wine, but the thought that Danny had believed in her – and the fact that her son, Luke, had invited her to his wedding to Sophie – kept her going. The wedding was more wonderful than Caroline could ever have imagined. She managed to take just one sip of champagne to toast the happy couple. She was asked to dance by one of Sophie’s uncles and they have been seeing one another on a regular basis. Who’d have thought a fortnight in a seaside chalet could have changed her life so much for the better?
Margy got her surprise in the end. Ed had told the girls about the wedding and, while they couldn’t be there because of other commitments, there was a massive banner on the front of Ed and Margy’s house when they got home. Most of the street came to the party and the organising of that was what the texts had been all about. Margy was relieved to know she did know Ed as well as she thought she did.
Hugh – as we all now know – got his happy Roman Holiday ending after all. Aaaah… Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck would be so pleased.
Acknowledgements
Writing can be a lonely business and I couldn’t do it without family and friends to drag me away from the keyboard, people whose eyes don’t glaze over when I jabber on about my latest plot or what this character is doing, or that. Celia and Phill, Brenda and Frank, Rosemary and Cliff, Angie and Kim are the friends, and James and Elisabeth, Sarah, Alex and Emily, Eric and Sheila are the family, not forgetting David and his daughters, Susan and Sharon in Canada.
As ever, the two Js – Jan and Jennie – pop into my inbox every day, sometimes more than once, and life wouldn’t be the same without you, girls. So thank you one and all. My chums at Brixham Writers are always there with praise or constructive criticism – whatever is needed – and while sometimes it’s hard to leave the comfort of my typing chair to go to meetings, I’m always glad I made the effort.
And last, but by no means least, many thanks to the wonderful support of Charlotte and the team at HQ Digital.
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